road trip
Well, kids, I made it up here to MN. I left Knoxville at 5:30am (EST) and arrived here about 7:45pm(CST) on Friday. So, what, that's like 15:15 driving. Not quite as bad as I thought. I ended up averaging around 65 mph over the entire trip, including all my stops. Here's the highlights.
6:55 or so, Janine called, because she figured no one else would be awake. She was right. We only talked for about 2 minutes, but I appreciated it. Thanks J-9.
7:06am somewhere around Corbin, KY, I saw the first sign of lightening of the sky, and sunrise came about 7:15.
In Louisville, I had to get off to use the restroom, but was stuck in traffic. I moved over to get off, and ended up taking the exit for Southern Baptist Seminary. Ironic. I may get to visit a family member there in the next couple years.
Stopped for lunch in Bloomington, IL, the home of Illinois State University. This is a really neat little city. The campus looked nice from the road, and the weather was great. If you ever are going through there, take I-74ALT through town (it's the main road through). It's worth the extra 10 minutes or so.
There was sign for a town in IL (I don't remember the name) that read "Name: A great blend of tradition and progress." It wasn't much of a town, but that's an interesting sign in the middle of the wheatfields of IL.
The drive from Madison, WI to St. Paul/Mpls is probably a really nice drive on a normal day, but when you've been driving as long as I had been, that's a horribly boring drive.
The upper midwest has more interstates that join together and split off than anywhere I've ever been. It's a little confusing, especially when...
I drove 1000 miles in 15:15 without a US road atlas. Before every stop that I made, I'd think "I really need to find a road atlas," but I would promptly forget.
6:55 or so, Janine called, because she figured no one else would be awake. She was right. We only talked for about 2 minutes, but I appreciated it. Thanks J-9.
7:06am somewhere around Corbin, KY, I saw the first sign of lightening of the sky, and sunrise came about 7:15.
In Louisville, I had to get off to use the restroom, but was stuck in traffic. I moved over to get off, and ended up taking the exit for Southern Baptist Seminary. Ironic. I may get to visit a family member there in the next couple years.
Stopped for lunch in Bloomington, IL, the home of Illinois State University. This is a really neat little city. The campus looked nice from the road, and the weather was great. If you ever are going through there, take I-74ALT through town (it's the main road through). It's worth the extra 10 minutes or so.
There was sign for a town in IL (I don't remember the name) that read "Name: A great blend of tradition and progress." It wasn't much of a town, but that's an interesting sign in the middle of the wheatfields of IL.
The drive from Madison, WI to St. Paul/Mpls is probably a really nice drive on a normal day, but when you've been driving as long as I had been, that's a horribly boring drive.
The upper midwest has more interstates that join together and split off than anywhere I've ever been. It's a little confusing, especially when...
I drove 1000 miles in 15:15 without a US road atlas. Before every stop that I made, I'd think "I really need to find a road atlas," but I would promptly forget.
2 Comments:
Yea for MN! I'm probably moving back there in January...I'm not super excited...it's an alright place to live though...
Wow, sounds like a pretty good time. :)
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