Postcard from the Road:
We covered 759 miles today, stopping just east of St. Louis. Wanted to save Missouri for tomorrow, since state lines will be fewer and farther between from now on. We saw 6 states today.
The driving has been good, so far. Traffic is light, weather good. A dusting of snow on the mountains in West Virginia, increasing steadily to piles here in Illinois. But all of is several days old, the highways clear. Only parking lots and side roads still packed with snow.
We lucked into a nice window – between the Polar Vortex (which froze and burst all the pipes in the hotel here on Monday, from which they’re just now recovering) and some light snow just south of here. We should get to Oregon just a day after big storm there of fierce wind and very heavy rain, up to 6 inches overnight. Hope our luck holds.
A selection of snaps from the day. Some is from the time lapse rig running on the dash, and some hand held.
Very pretty landscape, even in the hard light of winter.
Love the innertube anchor, what’s in that thing, marbles? I think I recognize the gold dome, Charleston WV?
Yup, Charleston it is.
Not marbles, though would have used those first if I had them.
Answer is! . . . Pinto Beans. 😉