Travels With Marsha: A Lengthy Trip Comes To An End

We left Colby, Kansas, on Monday morning, heading west.  We gassed up at Goodman and headed north into the SW corner of Nebraska.  We drove through that corner and into Colorado, then we headed NW through the NE corner of Colorado and back into Nebraska.

We have been in some windy places lately.  

We continued on I-80 to Pine Bluff, Wyoming, where we had some windy fun before turn-in time.  There were trains going past our camp site and we could see them right out the front window of the RV!  It was like having a big screen to watch trains on.  C and I went out to see if I could get my photo with a train in the background, and the wind started to pick up, and the air cooled off delightfully. 

Here is my train photo with wild hair.  The thing is, this was not even as bad as it would get.  We walked up to the end of the road passed the RV park and the wind just keep blowing harder and harder.  By the time we got back, after avoiding a barking dog, the wind was dusty and grainy, and we could hardly run against it.  Opening the RV door, I felt like Dorothy trying to maneuver the door on the farmhouse during the tornado.  The wind blew all night long and rocked our RV.  

In the morning the wind had died down somewhat.  We got ready to go, then went to visit the 30-foot statue of Our Lady of Peace which was right next door to the RV park.  She was amazing.

It was windy on the interstate.  There were signs that said wind gusts 40+ MPH.  Then there was a sign that said 50+ MPH.  Then, there was a sign that said, 'wind gusts over 60 MPH, vehicle blow over risk, next 38 miles.'  C white-knuckled it all the way to Rawlins, WY.  We stopped there and gassed up, then found a place to park and have lunch in the RV.  C took a 45-minute nap/rest before we headed on to our final destination for the day:  Lyman, WY.  To our relief the next sign said wind gusts 40+ MPH, which was no longer a tough thing for C.  The RV park in Lyman was cool and green and a lot less wind.

Wednesday morning we were up and out of Lyman by 8:00, so we drove a few miles to Fort Jim Bridger and kicked around just a little before proceeding into Utah.

We stopped for gas and lunch in Snowville, UT, then drove on home to Meridian, Idaho.  It was great to see Willa and just relax.  It is good to be home.