Road trip photos 2

We’re back in the Eastern time zone (in Indiana), and I’ll be back at work in a couple of days. But here, while we’re still on the road, are a few more contributions from the photo album—most of them the work of Mrs. Curious Capitalist. First, the Kit Carson Museum in Las Animas Colorado, where one learns almost nothing about Kit Carson:

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Then the Skyscraper of the Plains, in Ness City, Kansas:

skyscraper

The world’s largest coffee pot, in Stanton, Iowa (hometown of Virginia Christine, Mrs. Olsen of the Folger’s Coffee commercials):

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A license plate in Madison, Wisconsin, where a surprisingly high percentage of personalized license plates are almost funny:

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A reflection of the State Capitol in Madison:

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And finally, energy sources and energy-transmission lines in west-central Illinois:

windmill

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  • scottnm

    The real Kit Carson Museum is in Taos NM. Stop by if you are ever there.

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