First of all, today is September 11, 2011 and I would just like take a second and remember all the people who lost their lives ten years ago and to thank all of the heros that emerged from that day. May God bless America and all of her people.
We left Yosemite this morning and drove out of California and into Nevada. We took U.S. Highway 6 that stretched on straight for as far as the eye could see. The highway also joined with U.S. Highway 50 which is the Loneliest Highway in America! Cars were sparse and the route was pretty dull. I fell asleep and about an hour later when I woke up it all looked the same. There were a few things that amused me though. First of all, our entire time in Washington and Oregon, places known for rain, it was sunny and clear. One highway 6 in the middle of the desert, where it was supposed to be hot and dry, it was cool and rainy!! The entire trip we had showers off and on. Another thing that amused me, was the total lack of anything. At one point I just started to laugh out loud (humor helps with sanity in the middle of no where). We had been traveling for several hours at a little over 70 mph, nothing had changed and we still were a hundred miles away from the next form of civilization. We finished driving through Nevada and got into Utah where, for the beginning part, was almost the same as Nevada. Soon though, the landscape changed and it was beautiful. I no longer cared that the next service station was 160 some miles away, I was enjoying the beautiful canyons and rock formations.
Highway 6 through Nevada stretching on as far as you can see.
Devils Canyon in Utah.
Nathan at Devil Canyon.
The moonrise also in, you guess it, UTAH!
After a long day of driving, we stopped at Green Rivers, Utah for the night. Tomorrow, we venture to Arches National Park.
End day 24.
Love the picture of the moonrise.
ReplyDeleteAnd that string bean in the picture above looks pretty okay too :D
-Michelle