Rest stop 2 for Erde today, one more to go. It is hot today, a reminder that i made a good decision to head north two months ago.
We are coming up on St Louis soon, which is the worst city to drive through on I-70. The highway weaves through the city like strands of spaghetti, and you are constantly weaving left, then right, then left, etc. to stay on 70. after that, we have almost 200 miles of Illinois to drive through before we get to pleasant Lieber State Park in Indiana, where we stayed last year, so i know the road well and am not worried about driving in the dark there. In fact, last year we found it in the dark, 12 miles or so from the highway, we bivouaced there because the lousy KOA in Indianapolis would not allow dogs in the cabins.
Where we are now is the stretch of, 70 i was on in 2001 with Leben and Erde when 911 took place.
Probably will not have time for a posting tonight as we will get into Lieber State Park late, so here are sone highlights.
- really nice night at Perry Lake. Wow.
- dense fog greeted us this morning and visibility was at times five feet. Terrible driving, especially on I70 in the fog, mainly because you could not see the signs for directions. I missed a turn for i70 in Kansas City and it took 45 minutes to find my way back. Saw that a truck with new cars went off the road into a ditch.
- terrible accident just down the road from us seconds before us. a tractor trailer hit the guard rail and then jackknifed back on to the highway and a truck behind him smashed into him. As i passed it, i do not rubber neck so i could see if anyone was hurt. Enough to shake me up though, just seconds before us. No emergency vehicles had arrived yet.
- tomorrow we head for Buckeye State park in Ohio, and then to DC. Very sad that this trip is ending. What a magnificent celebration journey it was (except for Leben's absence), and a wonderful opportunity to get to know Erde, almost like for the first time. What a sweet dog i have. I could continue the journey longer, but i think Erde is tired, so it's time to leave the road for this journey.
- time permitting, i may detour in Fairmont, IN, tomorrow for Erde to visit the grave of her role model in life, James Dean.
- time permitting, i may detour in Fairmont, IN, tomorrow for Erde to visit the grave of her role model in life, James Dean.
Time to get back on the road.
Ed and Erde, On The Road
P.S. Sorry for any errors in this message or posting. The iPad spellcheck is not known for its attention to detail.
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