Utah Colorado Wyoming
We spent the night in Frankfort Kentucky. We will not visit the capitol today because it is closed on Sunday. We will instead enjoy a drive through the mountains of Kentucky. Mountains means a different thing east of the Mississippi. The trees and the mountains are still fun to observe. We got to use some […]
June 19, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 37 – The Drive Home Read More »
Our final capitol tour for this trip was the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The carvings on the outside of the Capitol wrap around the building. In front of the Capitol is a statue of Thomas Jefferson. The man for whom the city is named. The inside of the dome is very ornate. The artwork
June 18, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 36 – Jefferson City, Missouri and Some Driving Read More »
We visited the Capitol in Lincoln Nebraska this morning. It is very different from all the capitols we have seen so far. The Capitol in Baton Rouge is also a tower. Still the Nebraska Capitol is quite unique. The base of the building is a large rectangle. It is filled with long hallways that have
June 17, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 35 – Lincoln, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas and Driving All Day Read More »
Most of today was spent in the car on the road. We drove half way across Colorado and most of the way across Nebraska to get from Denver to Lincoln. Much of the travel looked something like this. We continued to see wind turbines as we crossed both states. We also saw lots of cattle
June 16, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 34 – Drive to Lincoln, Nebraska Read More »
Today is our last day at Rocky Mountain National Park. It is also our last national park on this trip. Today we will be driving across the top of the Park from east to west. Then we will head east toward home. Our first stop on the cross park tour is the Horseshoe Overlook. The
June 15, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 33 – Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver Colorado Read More »
Our hotel was located next to the Fall River. We stopped on a short bridge to see the river. It was near the edge of its banks as well. Our hotel was very close to the park. Today we drove from the north of the park to the south of the park. As we drove
June 14, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 32 – Rocky Mountain National Park Read More »
Today we got to see a very different capitol. The Wyoming Capitol looks like most other Capitol buildings on the outside. But it is very different from what you would expect. Not many states celebrate their cowboy history like Wyoming does. The inside of the capitol is very different as well. Instead of gold and
June 13, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 31 – Cheyenne, Wyoming and Rocky Mountain National Park Read More »
Now that we are headed east, we are spending some days just driving. Unlike most eastern states, western states are quite large. The drive across just part of Utah and then almost all the way across Wyoming takes a full day. As we crossed Wyoming, we started seeing wind turbines again. Wyoming is high country.
June 12, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 30 – Cheyenne, Wyoming Read More »
We started our day in Delta Utah. We drove from Delta to Salt Lake City. On the way, we drove through Saratoga Springs, Utah. It is a marvelous city next to Utah Lake. It was a surprise to see Saratoga Springs in Utah after living next to Saratoga Springs, New York for so many years.
June 11, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 29 – Salt Lake City Utah Read More »
Yesterday we were told we would drive he loneliest highway in America. At the time it seemed like hype. Today we learned it may be a true statement. As we began our trek across the “loneliest highway,” a sign outside of Milford, Utah warned “No Services” for 89 miles. Here is a stretch of road
June 10, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 28 – Great Basin National Park Read More »