It was a relatively uneventful day, considering the adventure of the previous afternoon. We got on the road early, leaving Scottsbluff, Nebraska around 7am, heading south to Kimball, NE. We stopped for breakfast at "the diner" and then made a 138-mile sprint for Loveland with no pit stops. Rode through the Pawnee National Grasslands on the way - beautiful grasses waving in the wind, with some wildflowers along the roadside. Even though it wasn't the wheat of America the Beautiful, I couldn't help but think of the "amber waves of grain," especially when the "purple mountains' majesty" arose in the distance! What an amazing sight, to see the Rockies rise up in the distance, something you don't have the privilege of seeing if you fly into Denver instead.
We made it home by 11:15 or so, with plenty of time to get to the airport. And it was wonderful to be able to do laundry and have tome truly clean clothes again - I was beginning to think that the bugs on the shins of my jeans were going to become a permanent fixture in my wardrobe! And a relaxing evening with family was exactly the thing after 2500 miles (through 14 states) on the road.
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