Tuesday August 11, 2010 Our hotel in Hannibal was real close to a bridg, so we headed down the street, gassed up, turned right and headed over the Mississippi river and into Illinois It was a short 2 hour drive across the western half of Illinois on US 30 / I 72. This drive was… Continue reading Day 7 Hannibal, MO to Springfield, IL
Day 6 Omaha to Hannibal
Tuesday August 10, 2010 We we passed through parts of three states today. Leaving Omaha we crossed the Missouri river and immediately turned south through southwestern Iowa. As we drove we listened and sang along to “The Music Man” sound track. After less than an hour we hit Missouri; we went south to St. Jo,… Continue reading Day 6 Omaha to Hannibal
Day 5 North Platte to Omaha
Monday August 9, 2010 Nebraska is a wide state; we spent our third day getting almost all the way across. We again travelled on US Highway 30 rather than the Interstate; it is so enjoyable; very little traffic; speeds up to 60 MPH and we passed through a bunch of tiny, small and medium cities.… Continue reading Day 5 North Platte to Omaha
Day 4 Cheyenne to North Platte
Sunday August 8, 2010 We had a pretty short day today; so slept in a bit. After a weird breakfast where we had fun people watching, we hopped back on I80 and it wasn’t long before we were in Nebraska At about milepost 1 in Nebraska we turned off I 80 and found US 30;… Continue reading Day 4 Cheyenne to North Platte
Day 3 Ogden to Cheyenne
Saturday August 7, 2010 Seemed like a long drive today; probably because it is day 3. Lots of construction on the highway. But OMG it was fabulous. Driving up into the Rockies out of Ogden then in Wyoming it seems as though you are on top of the world; and we did get up pretty… Continue reading Day 3 Ogden to Cheyenne