Woke up to blue skies

Spent the nite sleeping @ the rest stop near Belevedere, SD. Had to stop @ 3 a.m. As I was running outta gas and not finding any Gas stations open. The earth we live on is so gloriously beautiful in all her many faces. Me here from the coastal edges of the gulf and far away from the Smokey mountains where I was born has to marvel at the flat beauty surrounding me. Traveling helps me think about all of the different places one can be born into and wondering just what living life would be all about if I lived yon rather than tither.....

I am in South Dakota

I am near Burbank SD

Gonna try to drive 3 more hours

/@ least 96 miles to the next rest stop tonite.

You can listen to the concert

If you go to

http://www.theblackhillsarenotforsale.org

At the top is a way you can listen to the concert from afar

So it'll be like you are with me

FINALLY~ a new state

The people of Iowa welcome me to Iowa!

I am STILL in Missouri

I just passed the exit to Brownville, Nebraska where our daughter acted in summer theater way back when she graduated from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa.

Missouri seems to go on forever

The skies are gray and the temperature cool. There were snow showers last night in the Black Hills I am traveling toward today. At least the yellow flowers have not let go of their hold on summer.

Thursday morning wake-up

I just awoke from a nice nap @  Jackson, Missouri rest stop.
It is gray and cloudy here after last night's pouring rains.
I checked and there are snow showers in Piedmont South Dakota where I am headed.
Hmm... change from the days in the 90s  down on the Gulf Coast in southern Alabama.
Changes in latitude..