Fun Things we did on our Trip
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 »
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 »
Because we changed our plans for yesterday, we got an early start this morning. It was good to get an early start so that we could drive to a not so nearby Best Buy. We are headed there to pickup a replacement camera we ordered after the one we were using was jammed during a
June 4, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 22 – Drive to Washington and Kanab, Utah Read More »
Today was a rest day. We slept in. We goofed off. We tried to catch up on blog post delays created by bad internet connections. The best part of the day was dinner. In a town where the population is 500 on a good day, there is no traffic light, 1 mb/sec is high speed
June 1, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 19 – A Rest Day Read More »
This was our final day of long haul driving to get to Colorado. We have traveled about 1700 miles over four days to get to Great Sand Dunes. Each day has been unique, each day has also been a very long drive. We started our day in Dodge City, Kansas. On our way west we
May 17, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 4 – Great Sand Dunes National Park Read More »
Today was another road day. We got an early start again. Hopefully this is good practice for the days we need to get up before sunrise to get to a national park for our entry time. One of the first things we noticed at the start of our trip were the wind turbines. There were
May 16, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 3 – Missouri and Kansas Read More »