We were lucky to find a maple tree to hide under and it was a hot day and night...
... but the sunset was fantastic...
... as was the care provided by our service rep Larry at Dennis Dillon...
... and we loved the sign across the street for "Fairly Reliable Bob's" - Thanks again Larry
Back to today's drive and we drove under "The Great Platte River Archway" that crosses over Interstate 80 near Fort Kearney.
This was our second time under and Sharyn took some cool pictures through an intensely bug splattered windshield - Bravo Sharyn
After filling with Fuel at Costco in Omaha we had to stop by "Omaha Steaks" where our personal shopper Therese guided us in our culinary choices then delivered our items to the RV with a great smile. Thanks Therese!
We then crossed over to Iowa saying so long to Nebraska and hello to the cornfields along I680 and then I80.
We stopped at a rest stop for some pictures...
... of rural Iowa talking about the movie "Field of Dreams."
This and much of the Interstate Highway is part of the Eisenhower Interstate System.
From the start on June 29, 1956, the Eisenhower Interstate System has been known as the Greatest Public Works Project in History. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower said of the Interstate System that, "More than any single action by the government since the end of the war, this one would change the face of America." The impacts of the Interstate System remain controversial, but it did, as President Eisenhower predicted, change the face of America—not simply by altering the landscape during construction, but by supporting changes that transformed our society in the second half of the 20th century.
Today wind farms stand in the cornfields as a reminder that America is still changing...
... yet learning to keep the best of the past in the farms of the mid-west...
... and grow new crops of energy making use of the wind.
We arrived at Timberline RV Park in Waukee, Iowa and ended up with a good for the entrance...
... and some fields just below our hilltop site.
I went hunting for pictures and liked these flowers in the grasses ...
... just below us.
It wasn't just the flowers I liked but the wheat looking grass ...
... and this odd fungus growing on a fallen log.
I liked this pinkish purple flower ...
... and these tine yellow buds as well. Tomorrow we are off again heading East just the opposite of those who settled here after being told to go West.
Scrabble Score ~ Scrabble Queen 309 ~ The contender 331
Quote of the Day ~
All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. ~ Pat Paulsen
2 comments:
Hey Paul and Sharyn, What memories you evoke in your musings...we have made that same trip a couple times. DId you go inside the Great Platt River Road Archway Monument? We have a picture we took on a calendar we made of us inside the archway. Hope all systems are go and you are keepin' on headin' east taking our love withyou !! Joline
Hey! Paul. I just checked into your blog and saw the wonderful farm pictures. I have always been partial to farm country, having grown up in rural Ohio. Brings back memories. The closeset I can get here in Oregon is up around Silverton. Thanks for allowing me to "come along" on your trip.
Love,
carol
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