Day Two

Greetings from the state where corn is plentiful!

It's the end of day two of our journey, and we are settled in York, Nebraska. I must admit, I wasn't really looking forward to driving through Nebraska,(none of us were)but it actually has a lot more scenery than just corn fields. We drove about 340 or so miles today, and we were very happy as we approached the Nebraska state welcome sign, as you can imagine. We did pass through a small part of Iowa on our way. The neatest things so far have been the windmills in Iowa, and the cleanliness of Nebraska. It may sound strange, but all of the cities in Nebraska are very clean and well kept. The land is flat -I imagine it will only get flatter as we travel-and the land is very green. The sky seems so much more vast here since there are no foothills to block it out. I think David and I are going to take a walk later so we can see the sky at night. We ran down a neat little dirt road tonight; it was next to a farm (with corn, of course). It's a great place to go if you're a runner because the terrain is very flat and there's always a constant breeze to keep you cool. It was a much better running condition compared to Missouri.

One of the most interesting things that occured today actually happend at a gas station in St. Joseph, Missouri. Dad happend to notice that the vehicle next to us pumping gas had a license plate from Hickman County, TN. Dad introduced himself and told the man that we were from Hohenwald. The man's name was Ricky Cox and he lives near Centerville. He and his wife were on their way back to Hickman Co. having just visited Wyoming. He said that there was 3' of snow at Lamar Valley in Yellowstone and the road was closed! He said he and his wife rode horses at a ranch in Wyoming, and she took about 1400 pictures in Yellowstone alone. Funny how we just happened to meet them as they were on their way back...small world!

Tomorrow night we should be in Sydney, Nebraska. We're planning to stop at Cabella's. Maybe I will finally be able to get some cowboy boots to wear with my cowboy hat!

Pictures to come soon. I could have taken a picture of a cornstalk, but I think I'll save my camera for somewhere in Wyoming. :)