Kerou-Whacked: Part 8 (Home Again)

Thanks to everyone for putting up with my Road Trip distracted blogging. I apologize for not being on top of the fragrance game while I was on the road, but when you're spending so much time cooped up in an automobile with a travel companion who is, shall we say, far less dedicated to the world of spray and sniff, then manners dictate a more scaled down approach.

I did discover a few things, however: 1.) Tom Ford Amber Absolute, while an excellent fragrance in and of itself, is a bit too over the top for close quarters (Note: the same is likely true of Mr. Ford himself); 2.) Go easy on the Serge Lutens when palling around with the uninitiated; 3.) Dawn Spencer Hurwitz deserves the praise that Chandler Burr heaped on her work, at least as far as her fragrance 'Marc' is concerned; 4.) Penhaligon's Elixir pairs so well with a snow-covered mountainous landscape that you'll think you're just breathing in the surrounding air; and 5.) Le Labo Labdanum 18 is pretty much perfect for any and all occasions, even the aforementioned close quarters

I'm posting a few more photos from the drive home. They're of the Montana-Wyoming corridor of our return trip, because once we hit Kansas (and especially West Texas), all that big-sky beauty pretty much evaporated.

Don't get me wrong, Kansas possesses its own special charm with its miles of rolling farmland and ancient, storm-weathered structures, but after the drama of mountains and massive cloud formations, it kind of lacked the necessary scenic punch to grab my attention (the photo that pops-up from the clickable "scenic punch" was snapped in Kansas -- 'nuff said).

And we only got stopped for speeding once! Considering how much time we spent on the road (and the lead to flesh+bone ratio of the BF's foot), that's pretty darn good.

Below is a photo I snapped from out the passenger window of the car as we sat by the side of the road, waiting for the Wyoming State Trooper to finishing writing up the ticket:

I steadfastly prayed he wouldn't think my camera was a weapon and so come back charging at the car with his gun drawn and blazing.