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Abilene, KS (closed)
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It is always a challenge for me to avoid my shiniest of distractions when I'm on any sort of road trip . . . local or cross country. I am hardwired with curiosity and when it comes to bowling, I especially love checking places out around the country. And it doesn't help that I have bowling friends around the country, with GREAT suggestions for visits. Sometimes, when I'm in need of somewhere to kill time, people have provided me with awesome places to check out. Special shout out here to my friend Eric Jensen from Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the best resource on bowling centers in the Midwest and beyond!
The fact of the matter is this . . . if I stopped at every bowling center/alley that I come across, I would never get to where I'm going. It's just too easy to stop, engage with the owner or other locals, and the next thing I know it's an hour (or two!) later.
So I've become more vigilant and protective of my time to prevent adding literally days to getting to my destinations. This trip was especially challenging because there were so many cool looking places in small rural towns between Wisconsin and Wyoming.
I will admit, I do use TOOTS (my Garmin GPS) to see if there is bowling in town, and with a GOOGLE search, if it's particularly interesting (i.e., VINTAGE) there's a possibility I will stop in to check it out. That is how I discovered this gem in Jackson Hole, WY last summer!
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Jackson Hole (WY) Elks Lodge
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But for this particular road trip, I generally avoided the impromptu stops at random bowling alleys around the country. It was also a bit easier as often they weren't open when I came through town . . . or sadly, they were permanently closed. A couple of them, I had already visited on prior road trips (noted with an * below), so that saved me the temptation too.
So without further adieu, there are photos of all of the bowling centers I drove by quite by chance. None of them were "on purpose" but rather, just on the way from here to there and back.
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Red Lodge, MT (still in business)
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Cody, WY (still in business) *
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Jackson Hole, WY (closed) *
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Lander, WY (still in business)
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Walden, CO (still in business) *
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Abilene, KS (closed)
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Wamego, KS (still in business) and I did go inside this one!
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Sugar Creek, MO (still in business)
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Independence, MO (still in business)
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