Well, you have to spend some time on road trips looking at knickknacks. The place above is Boyfriend's favorite gas station from childhood, and is quickly winning over Mouse, too. There are "THE THING?" signs up and down the surrounding highway. We always stop because 1. junk, 2. clean bathrooms, and 3. the Dairy Queen inside is called "Soothing Gardens," which tickles me to no end. One time we paid the dollar to see "THE THING?" itself, but it was underwhelming.* Here are some examples of lovely stuff for sale inside THE THING?'s rest stop:
Cacti, because it is Arizona, after all.
Porcelain kachinas.
Quite a lot of Minnetonka moccasins, but no black ones (Mouse's black ones have a hole).

So, no purchases today. But we logged all kinds of mileage. Come back tomorrow for "That's Your House." It's fun, I promise.

*Unless you really like mummies.