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08/30/2009: "On the Road Again..."
This morning was my much awaited beginning to my big trip. Did the last of my loading up the truck, hugged Mom, set up the GPS...
... gave one last wave...
... and hit the road.
And then I got sent on a road that was being deconstructed, so I had to detour... which took me right past where I grew up
Not that you can tell much from this picture, since everything's blurry and my mirror is blocking the house itself, but I don't remember it being quite that overgrown looking - Mom took way better care of the gardens to let it look like a giant blob of green. :/
After dealing with the detour and finally getting on the Interstate, I came across some of the stranger scenery in the state, near the Western edge.
Then came the crossing of the Mighty Mississippi.
Since then, Minnesota has been fairly nondescript. But, I'm almost out of it.
Total miles: 450, in a moving time of 7 and a half hours.
-Amanda