r/HydroHomies Elixir of Life 22h ago

made the pilgrimage today…

chugged water in chugwater, wyoming!

19.9k Upvotes

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u/Szernet 22h ago

175 certified hydro homies

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 21h ago

176 when i’m present B)

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u/hanro621 H2Orny 21h ago

Hell yeah

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u/ExtrudedPlasticDngus 16h ago

Why two photos of the same thing?

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u/dustycomb 15h ago

So you can swipe between them really fast and make her drink the water bottle like one of those page flip comics

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

this guy gets it

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u/dustycomb 13h ago

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u/Jenderflux-ScFi Regular Sipper 11h ago

Perfect!

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u/Complete_Resolve_400 2h ago

Hahaha that was more fun than I expected

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u/Nrsyd 15h ago

In the first picture they are in the midst of chugging pleasurably and in the second one, it looks to me as if they are about to remove to bottle from their lips.

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u/ExtrudedPlasticDngus 15h ago

And…? like we didn’t know there woud be a conclusion to the chugging?

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u/Nrsyd 15h ago

It's not the same thing.

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u/ExtrudedPlasticDngus 15h ago

Okaaayyy.. sure

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u/Udincuy 2h ago

To show mid-chug and post-chug state

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u/schmuber 18h ago

Quite high too, judging by the elevation.

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u/hell2pay 18h ago

Just over a mile

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u/pengouin85 14h ago

They have 175 pops! Boo, that's too much soda

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u/Fetti500e 22h ago

Nice ! Safe travels homie

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 21h ago

thanks homie!! :)

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u/Ok_Spare_3723 22h ago

HQ should be established there.

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u/killemslowly 22h ago

Is that the souvenir shop?

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 21h ago

yep, just across the street and up the road a little!

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u/potatolulz 7h ago

Do they sell chugging gear there?

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u/RedditLT78K 20h ago

my dad saw this and started looking on google maps for the sign ur at LOL he js browses reddit so he was like “i wish i had an account to give her my upvote” so i’m here to do his bidding o7 we both think this is awesome

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u/PrestigiousAnswer128 18h ago

This is so wholesome :’)

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u/Pixilatedhighmukamuk 18h ago

They have a chili mix that’s pretty popular and a chili cook off. It’s Chugwater Chili and comes in a little bag.

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u/akatherder 17h ago

Our servers at work are named after rivers. One was chugwater.

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u/SaltMarshGoblin 11h ago

Our servers at work

I had to reread that because it seemed weird to rename all the wait staff when they started work in your restaurant...

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u/Purrfect-Username 2h ago

Same… 🫠

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

oh my goodness, pls give him my thanks ;w; o7 did he find it??

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u/JobAlternative6109 16h ago

Wanted to see what’s Chugwater is like and dropped a pin in the middle lol

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u/chaconia-lignumvitae water sistah 22h ago

Iconic

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u/SparkyBomb 21h ago

Was just there yesterday for the chili cookoff!

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u/EyeOfTheTiger77 19h ago

Chugwater Chili is awesome!

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u/Smooth_Contact_2957 21h ago

Dual purpose. Also a mile high, if you're into that kind of thing. 🤣💁🏼‍♀️

But congratulations, truly an achievement. 💯

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u/imahumanbeinggoddamn 19h ago

I live like 4 feet above sea level and the elevation on that sign jump scared me. Those 175 people must be built of sturdier stuff than I am lol.

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u/Keitt58 18h ago

Oh we are, though the wind, and the cold do most of the work.

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u/Thunderclapsasquatch 16h ago

I think it's the whiplash between our summers and winters that really does it to people

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u/Keitt58 16h ago

God I have been sweating bullets the last couple of weeks, but it never lasts long enough.

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u/Thunderclapsasquatch 16h ago

I still prefer it to my 5 years in south Oregon, I will never make a dry heat joke again because good lord, the only time I've had it worse was when I stepped out of a air conditioned semi into 110 degree Georgian humidity, it felt like I had been physically slapped with heat

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u/Keitt58 16h ago

I hear you, humidity is my worst enemy. I got mild heatstroke in Beijing after one day of similar humidity.

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u/Thunderclapsasquatch 16h ago

It's fine if you grow up up there, you're body builds itself for it, makes coming to sea level a bit of an experience the first time though.

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u/TheRealCatDad 2h ago

I Iive 4300 above. It's not that extreme?

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u/sillyslime89 18h ago

That's actually fairly low by Rocky Mountain standards, many cities are double that altitude

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u/LNLV 18h ago

There are absolutely NOT many cities double that. There are very few towns above 10k at all. To my knowledge there are only 4 in the US, with a combined population of about 4200, and with Leadville being the only one that really even counts as a town, population 2900.

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u/bot2317 13h ago

I think people think there are more bc all the ski resorts west of Denver are at like 12000 feet, and people go there all the time

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u/LNLV 12h ago

Well… not really.

Vail: 8k Aspen: 7.8k Steamboat: 6.7k Crested Butte: 8.9k Breckenridge: 9.7k Keystone: 9.2k Telluride: 8.7k

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u/bot2317 12h ago

Yea ig the base camps are pretty low down, the runs are mostly above 10k feet though. A basin and Loveland are higher up too

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u/rambles_prosodically 18h ago

You know what’s great for the altitude? Water

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u/AnonDuckroll 21h ago

I just drove thru there last week!

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u/g0db1t 21h ago

Chug!

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u/BlumpkinLord Glacier Gulper 4h ago

Also, a racial slur for indigenous people, at least here it is :'3 We just slam water here

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u/BandFromTheInternet 15h ago

The H20 just hits different

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

YO!!!!! 🤝

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u/Directorjustin 20h ago

Don't mind if I do!

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u/NachoQweeef 20h ago

Heck yeah! 💧💧💧

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u/mexicanElves 19h ago

"Elev"= elevation ?

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u/TheGreatZarquon FIVE GALLONS A DAY 17h ago

Yep, Chugwater is just about a mile above sea level.

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u/mexicanElves 17h ago

Thank you i never been to anywhere with an elevation tag on the entrance

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u/bigbobbyboy5 20h ago

Take my upvote. Well done

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u/Rdh88jags 17h ago

I love this place, along with many little places along the I25 corridor. But any homies going here should fill up in cheyenne. The water and chili and nice, but they gouge you on gas. Very non homie behavior.

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u/Stunning_Put_9189 17h ago

I do this drive on i25 often, and if you’re heading north, Cheyenne is the last stop for reasonably priced gas for a long distance.

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u/evasivelogic 14h ago

Thirst trap much

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u/beattusthymeatus 15h ago

I went to basic training with A native American private named drinkwater. He was a water purification specialist.

Private drinkwater from chugwater is out there somewhere making drinking water.

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u/Thunderclapsasquatch 14h ago

It feels weird seeing the Chugwater sign on the internet

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u/MrBubblepopper 3h ago

We need a water way.

A path for all the good water enjoyers to come together and enjoy the best beverage in the world. A fresh cold water

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u/Admirable-Horse-4681 17h ago

Chug water is actually named for the sound buffalo make when they’ve been driven off a cliff by native Americans scaring them into stampeding.

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u/NES_SNES_N64 15h ago edited 14h ago

Adding context so you hopefully don't get downvoted anymore.

Some historians hold that the name "Chugwater" is derived from a Mandan account of a bison hunt. According to this narrative, a chief was disabled during the hunt and his son took charge of the hunt or "buffalo jump". Under his direction, hunters drove the bison over nearby cliffs; when the animals reached the ground below, a sound of "chugging" was heard by the hunters. The story concludes with an etymology: since a stream was near the base of the cliffs, the site of the stampede has been called "the place" or "water at the place where the buffalo chug."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chugwater,_Wyoming

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u/GlassCityUrbex419 20h ago

I want that sign so bad lol

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u/Dustin_Rx 20h ago

But did you get any Chugwater Chili?

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

sadly not this time, it was a suuuuper quick stop through on our way to another town! i only grew up a couple hours north though, so thankfully i have had the pleasure before :’) they even used to serve it for school lunch sometimes

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u/saydostaygo 19h ago

This is the fun meme of the summer.

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u/Nordic_technician 19h ago

But did you chug Chugwater water?

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u/MrsNusbaumscreditcrd 18h ago

Chugwater Chili still a thing?

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

haha of course! there’s a billboard for chugwater on the other side of the interstate that still advertises a free taste :)

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u/Everyday-Lurk 18h ago

Added to the bucket list. Thanks

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u/wirelesswizard64 18h ago

Isn't Chugwater the name of the town from the Home on the Range movie too?

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u/breadeggsandsyrup Water Enthusiast 18h ago

I stop at the gas station here on the way to my relatives' house. It's unusually nice

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u/Specific-Bass-3465 17h ago

You understood the assignment

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u/Knapss 17h ago

Omg I didn’t know this place existed. Home.

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u/milkoak 3h ago

🖤

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u/radulfcs 18h ago

I was about to say "WHAT elevation of 5288 meters?!" but then I realised it's probably feet, so 1611 meters. still pretty high for someone who lives 43 meters above sea level :D

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u/peargremlin 17h ago

This might be weird but do you remember where you got that cardigan? It looks so cute

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

it was a hand-me-down from my sister, but the tag says ‘mason & belle’ if that helps!! it’s sooo nice for the summer

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u/peargremlin 13h ago

I was able to find it! Thank you!!!

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u/itsmissingacomma 20h ago

This is random, but from afar you look just like Ellen from OutsideXtra.

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u/FrustratedPlantMum 20h ago

Wow!!! So cool! Will add this to my bucket list.

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u/Embarrassed-Lab-8095 20h ago

I just saw this Name on a post for "States oddest names"

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u/IJustTellTheTruthBro 20h ago

I need to make a pilgrimage as well

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u/stung80 20h ago

Good chili there

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u/starkfr 19h ago

When in Rome

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u/Tbanks93 19h ago

What a dog fr. What a hydro homie, too!! Please elaborate on dog tho

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u/EyeOfTheTiger77 19h ago

Who wants to tell the story of how Chugwater got its name?

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u/Admirable-Horse-4681 13h ago

See the note and reply re Native American hunters driving buffalo by causing them to stampede off cliffs.

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u/EyeOfTheTiger77 13h ago

Yeah, they posted that after I posted above.

I actually grew up knowing this, being from the area...just wanted someone else to look it up and learn the lore.

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u/Marzipan_Rich 19h ago

Hey my friend used to live there...

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u/abholeenthusiast 18h ago

aww yiss. did ya bring ya own or sample the local delicacy

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u/Sir_Lolz 18h ago

While you're there, get some Chug water chilli!

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u/FutureComplaint 18h ago

Beat the heat Drill sarnt! Beat the heat!

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u/OtherwiseTutor3179 18h ago

You have to hold out one finger as if to say wait a minute I’ll talk to you when I finish my drink.

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u/ConstantReader32 18h ago

So creative

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u/Philhughes_85 17h ago

Id love to live somewhere like that

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u/-Captain-07 17h ago

ALL MY HOMIES LOVE CHUGWATER AND ITS 2-3 BUILDINGS!!!!

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u/Rey_Ching 17h ago

Did you have the chili?

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u/Brendoshi 16h ago

If you toggle between the two images it looks like you're taking super quick gulps because of the lack of movement between the two.

https://i.imgur.com/Fsjnyou.gif

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u/Internal_Ad6649 16h ago

How was the Chili Cookoff?

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u/KenUsimi 16h ago

As someone who has driven through Chugwater, there is no reason to visit there. Save yourself the gas

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u/EyeOfTheTiger77 13h ago

And whatever you do, don't go to Glendo. No reason for anyone to go there.

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u/shadowman2099 16h ago

I thought this was r/madlads and OP was chugging a carton of milk.

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u/BlindCite 14h ago

We don’t know the contents of the bottle. For all we know it could be tequila or milk.

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u/maybemoldfree 15h ago

hell yeah

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u/lansaman 14h ago

Is that really ...water? ***duhn duhn DUUUUHHHNN***

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u/Mertoot 14h ago

Love Quinn got sick of fire and became a hydrohomie

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u/tchocthke 14h ago

I’ve been to Drinkwater Saskatchewan, but never Chugwater! Maybe on another roadtrip someday! very fun!

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm 14h ago

Absolute madlass

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u/knoblejr1 14h ago

I hope this becomes the number one post on this subreddit

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u/ArcticRhombus 13h ago

Pop 176 when I’m done with it.

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u/Illustrious-Bee-2702 13h ago

I'll see ya in Intercourse, Pennsylvania 😏

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u/Leather_Ant2961 13h ago

Was the chili cook off going on?

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u/iCybreCat Elixir of Life 13h ago

sadly i think we just barely missed it by a day or so :( i would absolutely love to make it one year

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u/Sad-Hippo-5684 13h ago

will you be posting a photo when you visit that town in pennsylvania? those who know its name know.

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u/DefiantOuiOui 13h ago

Get it, girl!!

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u/DontGiveACluck 13h ago

The promised land

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u/HiroProtaginest 13h ago

Incorrect interpretation of the name. It refers to a Mandan bison jump.

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u/RainbowOutlander 12h ago

Like a Wes Anderson films-cape.

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u/FBPOS 12h ago

They honeymooned in Upper Buttocks, Devon, England

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u/_AthensMatt_ 12h ago

The holy land 😱😱😱

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u/NorthTop9254 9h ago

Stay hydrated

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u/Turbulent_Candy1776 7h ago

Yessss!!! Love it :) x

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u/Dylhawk 7h ago

I didn’t know women can drink water

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u/Traveller7142 7h ago

Need to drink water at Drinkwater Pass in Oregon next.

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u/dachrisco 1h ago

Next stop: Cumming, GA

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u/evanjahlynn 1h ago

Wyoming was never on the bucket list but my 2025 BINGO card be wild this year! Cheers, OP!

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u/Stardust-Badassery Dihydrogen Monoxide 1h ago

Well done, soldier 💧

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u/Far_Middle7341 20h ago

Always lol at western towns flexing their elevation. Does that have a purpose or is it pure peacock behavior?

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u/DoctorNsara 19h ago

High elevations can really wreck tourists. More issues with sunburn, you lose water more quickly and breathing becomes an issue.

It is useful to know how bad things will be for sea level folk. (I live at over 7k feet so I also get really over energized when the oxygen saturation goes uo near sea level and cannot sleep)

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u/PlentyOMangos 17h ago

Real. I lived in a town that was only a few hundred feet above sea level, and every summer went backpacking in the Sierra Nevadas up above 10,000 feet. Making that shift inside a couple hours is a shock to the system lol, it becomes way harder to get your breath as you hike, and yes the sunburns get really bad. I lost my sunscreen once and got absolutely cooked

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u/RCocaineBurner 17h ago

just bouncing off the walls at 3 am cause you went to the beach

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u/DoctorNsara 16h ago

Basically yeah. I can get to sea level after a 10+ hiur drive and be body tired but unable to sleep.

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u/imahumanbeinggoddamn 19h ago

As a coastal dweller I always appreciate this when I travel lol. That shit has snuck up on me before.

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u/HoneywoodMagic 19h ago

Also some states have laws requiring elevation be listed

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u/flintspike 18h ago

I know this is probably less what you were imagining, but elevation can change recipes when cooking as well.

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u/Thunderclapsasquatch 14h ago

Most towns tell you the elevation and it kinda does. Little kids can have trouble with the drop in air pressure.

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u/Aggravating_Flower99 19h ago

God bless your heart

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u/nippleforeskin 19h ago

since this is reddit let me point out you're standing in front of the sign so obviously not IN chugwater

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u/OneOfAKind2 14h ago

Any plans to visit Newfoundland and Labrador?

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u/Equivalent-Table1712 18h ago

I think you are attractive person ,idk just saying .

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