Montana's nickname is Big Sky. I always thought that was kind of silly. I mean isn't the sky the same everywhere? Who are they to claim that their sky is larger?
One of the first things we noticed when driving to Montana was the large expanse above our heads. Some of it's hard to explain, all I can say is that it just looks bigger. But one of the most immediately noticeable differences once we entered Montana and Wyoming was the lack of billboards. Your eyes were drawn to the sky so that you could notice things that admen tried to hide from you before.
The contrast is especially apparent leaving South Dakota were for 400 miles there are ads for a dinky tourist attraction in a dinky town that has a plastic dinosaur and free water. Immediately before leaving South Dakota there is a long string of large billboards advertising a casino that have pictures of women who don't work there and things you probably can't do there and then... nothing. Then there is blue sky and mountains. And you're able to clear your mind a little bit.
Steven
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