AMANDA'S BASKETS: The All American Highway

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The All American Highway

This is a beautiful drive; however, if you are someone who doesn't care for heights, remember you can't drive it with your eyes closed!!!

You start in the valley and the road switchbacks all the way to the top. There are places to stop on the way, places where you can turn around. And believe me, I was tempted but I decided to keep on going.

This is a picture from the bottom. Doesn't look too bad...

Pictures from one of the stops on the way up...

See that road up there...

Looking down, looking up and still more road...

More road but close to the top...

And here's the view. See all that snow? I had to put a lightweight jacket on.

It's a drive to experience at least once. The road is closed most of the year. Summer is the only time the road is open so keep that in mind if you are planning to visit.

This weekend I explored the Rapid City area - it was hot, but it was a lot of fun. Check out those pictures over the next couple of days.

Thanks for spending some time here...

Enjoy your evening...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.