Start:
End:
Mileage: 185 miles
Route taken: Interstate 64,
exit at
The next two days of riding were not going to be enjoyable at
all. They were merely days of transit, not discovery, and it meant
moving at a
fast pace and not seeing much.
The most efficient way to do that is the interstate and
Interstate 64 runs right through to
Gone was my wandering nature. I was in the machine, pulled
along the great freeway with everyone else, jockeying for position,
tailgating
those who didn’t get over to the right quick enough, and barely looking
to the
left or right of me. There was no scenery, just road and road that had
to be
conquered, not enjoyed. My mind was calculating how quick I could get
to the
next place. How long could I ride until I had to stop for gas? The gas
station
on the interstate makes it easier to get right back on the freeway and
ride.
By the time I reached the state line of
I was stopping in
It struck me as odd that a small town like
It looked more fitting in a big city, but there it was, off
to the side of the interstate about 40 miles from
Greg has worked at the store, which has been open for more
than 10 years, for several years and wasn’t really sure why it has done
so
well.
“I guess people would rather come out here to buy this stuff
than where they can be recognized,” he said while putting price tags on
penis
pumps.
The store looks like any retail outlet, sans the merchandise.
It is bright and colorful and the merchandise is in categories against
the wall
or in make shift aisles, making it easier to find.
The clientele is primarily couples and they look at the
store’s offerings of toys and dvds with the faces of serious shoppers.
The store has a large
parking lot and that is by design to accommodate one of their more
popular
buyers – truckers.
“They come in all the time,” Greg said. “Sometimes I think
they are just killing time. They don’t buy a lot of stuff. Just look
around for
a while.”
The Lion’s Den is a franchise with stores in states like
The towns they occupy are just like
The small towns they are in apparently don’t mind the money
generated from the store.
“We don’t have any problems here,” Greg said. “They don’t
mind us being here.”