We’re in Vail, CO today and have four days of travel under our belt, with eIght or so hours or approximately 500 miles each day on the road.  Ct to Youngstown, OH; to Molene, IL; to North Platte, NE, to Vail, and two changes in time zones, the east coast gets further away; the west coast closer.   So many remarkable sites:  the Mississippi River, the windmill farms in Iowa, the incredible storm in Nebraska, with temperatures dropping from high 90’s to low 70’s in a blink and furious winds and rains, the tumbleweed in Colorado and the glorious Rockies.   Such a treasure to see so many different terrains.   And many, many thoughts along the way:  so muchdevelopment/construction on the roads, old infrastructures….an analogy for us?   Some states have posted speeds of 75;  is that because everything is so far away or that they want travellers to pass through as quickly as possible?

We and the car are holding up.  The car gets smaller each time we re-pack it after a night’s stay;  Steve and I have developed rhythms of driving times, quiet times, music times……    Day 4, in the Rockies, and the journey continues.