With Joanie driving we are able to extend the hours we can drive daily hence we made the crossing to California in four days. We followed Interstate 90 from Massachusetts to Ohio and then I-80 all the way to the Bay.
On one of Joanie's driving stints - in the middle of Nebraska - we had a flat tire. Luckily it was one of the dual tires on the trailer- so it did not effect how the truck handled- but it still made a pretty spectacular boom when it blew! There wasn't much left of it by the time we came to a town to get it replaced. [FYI-$250 for a used tire and the labor to install it]
Here is picture of the tire remains....
On the highest point on I-80 in Wyoming they have erected a monument to Abe Lincoln. It is pretty impressive to come upon it when you are westbound.
As we were crossing Wyoming on Saturday we started noticing a number of oversize rigs traveling east bound carrying some huge pieces of something. There were at least 4 trucks
carrying gridwork that hung over the lanes at least 2 feet on each side and here is one of 3 trucks carrying huge cylinders. We thought maybe the state permitted these rigs to cross on the weekend. But the point is- it never ceases to amaze us what gets moved by truck in this country!
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