Home again, Finnegan, Jiggity Jig

Home finally, 5700 miles and 19 states later. NC still has color going through the mountains...

Kentucky

Kentucky is one of the prettirst states we've seen...save Utah & California. We crossed the Ohio River into Louisville and spent the day at the Louisville Slugger museum where baseball bats are made, historic Louisville, and Churchhill Downs where Kentucky Derby is run.

Tomorrow we head home to North Carolina. We've been on the road for 25 days and visited 19 states:  NC, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, WY, SD, IA, NE, MO, IL, IN & KY.

St Louis, Illinois & Indiana

Mostly agriculture from Missouri thru Illinois to Indiana...corn, corn, and more corn. We went thru St. Louis, MO., saw the arch and crossed back over the Mississippi via the MLK bridge. We are on the downside, coming on home...

SD, IA, NE & MO

Big travel day today...began in SD, followed the Missouri River south in Iowa. Crossed over the river to Nebraska and had lunch in Old Market Omaha...with brick streets and great boutique shopping...and lunch at Billy Frogg's Pub for a delicious burger. Ended up in Kansas City, MO passing the undefeated KC Chiefs stadium.

South Dakota to Sioux Falls

Spent the morning at Wall Drug in Wall, SD. The story is that the Wall family who owned Wall Drug was going bust and decided to advertise on the highway that they offered free ice water. It turned their business around and it is now a small village of shops and still owned by the same family.

The rest of South Dakota was farmlands and livestock. We did pass over the Missouri River. Staying in Sioux Falls, SD. Long day today...

Wyoming & South Dakota

A lot of driving, but Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments were worth the trip...

On the Road Again

On our way to Mt Rushmore and Badlands in South Dakota!