The first came at the Illinois Toll Booth. I turned in my I-Pass the morning I departed, so I had to pay double in cash rather than sailing through the toll way. In any case, I asked a woman if her booth was the last before reaching Iowa. She said, "Congratulations, you won't be paying Illinois anymore today."
At Devil's Tower, they have a prairie dog park. It seems to me that there were never any prairie dogs out playing when I had visited before (or maybe I didn't find any interest in them back then). This time around, there were prairie dogs everywhere! It was quite amazing, actually!
In Gilette, Wyoming, when I saw my first glimpse of the Bighorn Mountains peaking over the hilltops, I sang the word "mountains," I was so excited to see the snow capped mountaintops!I enjoyed my drive through the beautiful green farmed hills in Eastern Washington. Part of the way along there are crop names in the fence line, so I sailed by the alfalfa, peppermint, potato, and sweet corn fields. It was kind of strange that I was so interested in reading these signs (and disappointed when one was missing), but then again, I did smile through most of the 4.5 hours through the state!
I know there were other memories that will stick out in my mind later, but these are the few I remember for now.
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