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  • I just recently i stayed at Chadron, Nebraska. They had a dog, which ran around at first when we got there, till they pulled it into their office. It wasn't Motel 6 though, it was Super 8. [super8.com] Aside from that it was a decent place, they were booked so we got into a suite at a decent price. The scenery around the area was nice, I wish i could've spent more time there. It would've been great to drive north up to the Black Hills but we had to go east.
    • We've had to find places that allow dogs many times on our trips. Luckily Super 8s tend to be pretty good about that. They're decent enough, and seem to be a good compromise between cheap and yet not icky.

      Out of curiosity, what is the scenery there like? Having only ever flown over the Midwest I imagine Nebraska to be nothing but flat corn fields as far as the eye can see. In fact, a friend once told me that the best time to see Kansas was at night in a snow storm;-)

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        by nizo ( 81281 ) *
        The best site I saw in Kansas was the Rocky Mountains off in the distance as I approached Colorado :-) Damn that state is flat.

        My favorite Hotel 8 experience was in NJ; I remember that I could see light from the room next door coming through a 1/4" gap between the top of the wall and the ceiling. And the walls were paper thin. Thankfully all of them are not that poorly constructed.
        • Having grown up near mountains my whole life I found Florida to be disurbingly flat. Especially all the high rise hotels in the Orlando area. There was something just disconcerting about having the highest thing viewable being a roller coaster 30 odd miles away!

          The slightly disconcerting sight is Manhatten. When you're looking at the island from over the water it seems so top heavy that at any moment the whole thing will just turn turtle. I realize its not a floating, but it sure looks that way doesn'

      • It depends, like many states it has various topography. The part we went through was primarily the western portion on our way to Shadron, CO. It is nice this year (and thus far this spring/summer), but is usually quite dry. It is referred to as the sand hills, you can drive for a while without seeing a house or even cattle. I have a friend on the easter portion of Nebraska, where it resembles Iowa more closely, as the soil and rainfall is much better. In all, it is still slightly boring, even in compar

        • I had heard that there are some areas of the Dakotas that are pretty scenic, though, to be honest; my built in bias imagines something along the lines of endless plains of snow. But my wife and I would like to do some long road trips after the kids are gone to see some of these places. Then I'll find out just how biased growing up in forested mountains along the California coast has made me;-)
          • You're correct on both accounts. There are some nice spots, many actually. But oh so much of it is flat/rolling prairie. Which to me is great, but for you it will be an image of utter desolation and disappointing boredom. (BTW, there is no snow here this time of year ;-)
  • My dad has made that joke since the early days where that Tom Bodett [bodett.com]...

    Awesome!
    TTFN
    • Thank You! I knew I recognized the voice saying that in my head;-)

      Maybe I should update it and give him his proper citations;-)

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