We were in 4 states today!

Lunch at a ballfield (with no game in progress)


Sunday, April 5, 2009
So, no snow yet….yet! It’s predicted for tonight and tomorrow…so we’ll still see!
We drove through Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and we’re in Missouri now. We’ve been following I-64, then I-70 after St. Louis. Sounds impressive, but it was done in about 10 hours. It was cool but sunny when we left. Harris kept a running commentary going about the temperature, grinning when it hit 74! BUT! That was short lived. As we headed west, a storm was moving east. It started to rain, and the temperature started to fall. Rain turned into a torrential downpour, (with lightning), so hard and fast we almost couldn’t see even with the wipers going full blast. We were just about to take the next exit off the freeway and wait it out, but the exit was closed! So, we bumbled on, and then it began to lighten up a bit. The rest of the trip was just “regular” rain, although it’s coming down pretty good now at our campground. Current temp, 40 degrees and falling fast. We must be eager to get home, cuz we’re not stopping to see any sights….either that or we’re just fair weather tourists!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Leaving DC, heading west
We broke camp at 8:30, the earliest on this trip, on a sunny but very breezy morning. Winds must have been gusting to 40 to 50mph as we drove. Harris felt that his arms got a workout by the end of the day. Once we were out of the city, Maryland was beautifully rural with large expanses of green. Driving through W. Virginia on interstate 68 (National Freeway) was very scenic. Judy read that WV has the highest mountains of any state East of the Mississippi and it showed. We could imagine what fall colors must be like as we traveled west, as some of the trees still had colorful leaves on them. Other trees were full of white blooms, and pink ones were starting to show. It was almost like being on a giant roller coaster…up a mountain, down a valley…up a mountain, down a valley…repeat across the whole state. When we crossed into Kentucky, on I-64, it seemed like spring was definitely here. More trees were turning green. There was lots of green underbrush along the road. We loved seeing large horse pastures with white fences. We pulled into Carter Caves Resort State Park around 6:30 and it was nice to be out of the wind. It seemed like a long day, but we only went about 460 miles. Home is a long way away! It’s a pretty morning as we prepare to leave. We listened to the St. Louis forecast on our XM radio…snow showers. Judy suggested going south. Harris thinks we can do fine… I guess we’ll see! (gulp)