QT and I took a roadtrip to the Badlands, which is quite a drive for us. We did some hiking, sightseeting and wildlife viewing, and eventually pitched a tent on one of the bluffs (you can camp anywhere in the badlands with a few restrictions) and watched the fireworks from there. At gas price @ $4 a gallon, I think we spent $300 just on gas for the whole trip. I remember when I was on the road a few years ago, when the gas price was at $1.3x…I only spent $1,000 for a 3 week roadtrip that includes all expenses. I am glad to see Badlands, and wish I have seen more, earlier and cheaper!
Archive for July, 2008
Climate Change
We went on a road trip over the July 4th weekend, and the weather was really great. However, on the way home, we hit a heavy rainstorm and the car was basically swimming in the rain. This spring + summer have been very wet — lots of thunderstorms and only a day or two sunshine here and there. It makes me sad to think that climate change is making the weather unpredictable, and affect everyone’s life that lives on this planet. There are people out there who thinks climate change affected by global warming is not real…I find that hard to believe. Can’t you tell we have been hearing more and more stories about natural disasters? Can’t you tell that the weather has been crazy everywhere? The arctic ice is likely to completely disappear this year as they are getting very thin this summer – not 10 or 50 years later.
I hope the people who think global warming does not exist are correct. I’ll be gladly admit that I am wrong.
