Day 2: done!

We started out the morning in Burley, Idaho, and ended our night in Sidney, Nebraska – quite the day of driving!

Day 2 Highlights:

  • My goal is to drive a leg in each state, but we forgot about Idaho. So, when we got to the “Welcome to Utah” sign, dad pulled over, backed up, and I took over, driving the last 50 feet of Idaho. It still counts.
  • I’ve become a bit of a Rest Stop connoisseur, and Idaho has the best stops so far. Worst: Probably Utah.
  • I’m much more of a leadfoot than dad, which may be our only source of conflict on this trip. :]
  • Today we listed to the first half of “Assassination Vacation” on audiobook, four hours of NPR’s Car Talks, an hour of SNL sketches, and Marty Robbins’ Greatest Hits – twice.
  • When we got to Wyoming, there was a paved pullout and a path to the Welcome sign. Dad announced “Oh, we’re doing this. This is happening.” and promptly pulled over for photo ops. We saw a prarie dog at the sign – we assume he was our welcoming committee?
  • Little America! All through Wyoming there are signs on the side of the road to Little America, a fancy, family-friendly truck stop with 50 cent soft-serve Ice Cream cones. We stopped, called mom, and then I bought us ice cream cones, paying with quarters. because that is what adults do.
  • We felt really good at the end of the night, so while we had originally intended on staying in Cheyenne, Wyoming, we decided to power through and go another 100 miles to Sidney, Nebraska.
  • Today’s state count: 4. Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
  • According to our GPS, we still have another 400+ miles until our next turn.

Pictures from Day 2:

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