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| Windmills on the trip home |
It was so hot when we arrived in North Platte on Friday evening that the cool morning was almost a surprise. We were on the road shortly after 8, with a long road across Nebraska, north through Iowa and Minnesota before arriving home.
I hand't slept well the night before and was feeling kind of jumpy all day. Fortunately both the roads and the weather were great, and the heat was present but not oppressive. Bob did all the driving: too many trucks, too much passing, driving speeds exceeding 80 mph on freeways are all too challenging for me to deal with, and the two-lane highways are often worse, especially when you factor in slow vehicles, drivers texting or otherwise using mobile devices, difficult terrain.
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| Late summer along I35 |
We put on about 3600 miles in 10 days, and I'm always impressed that Bob can get into the car day after day, ready to do a full day behind the wheel. He's an expert driver and not too much phases him, even ten days of road fatigue: and he was determined to make it back home yesterday.
By the time we got to I-35 in Des Moines, we felt that we were back home. The landscape in Iowa was green and hilly, rich looking under overcast skies. Minnesota was much the same, though a little flatter and sunnier.
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| It's good to be home! |
The Grand Canyon Road Trip was bigger and more wonderful that we had anticipated, and we need a little time to process all the beautiful images and memories.We drove down the alley at about 6:20, and I was doing laundry 15 minutes later. Minou the cat was so happy to see us that she followed one of us around all evening, purring constantly. Home feels pretty good to all of us.
