Colorado and Some Utah... wait a minute, didn't we already DO UTAH?!

Day 6: Lincoln, NE->Denver, CO

Day 7: Denver->Salina, UT (500 mi)
I have emerged from my Gnome-hibernation state, (I believe your English word for it is "Colorado"). I feared for my safety while in such close proximity to my original Gnome-napper Michelle, but I managed to escape our visit to Denver unmolested. Take that gnome-nappers! And on we go to Utah. Yet again.

Here is a lovely photo of me with a big canyon of rocks. Zzzzz. Fortunately this is just a roadside view point and we did not have to drive all the way to the Grand Canyon for this shot. Gnomes love to travel on a budget!

Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado!

Day 5: Chicago->Lincoln, NE
Ah yes, we continue on our journey across the Mighty Mississipp, ahoy! is that Iowa I spy? Why indeed it is. Lots and lots of corn here in Iowa. And yes! There is even more corn in Nebraska! But here is a loving tribute to corn that the good people of Shelby, IA have erected: genius.

On the road again!

And here we are, back in the vehicle... again (well we have to get back somehow...) I plan to spend most of the trip hiding out here in my new sleeping bag:

first stop: Berkshires to visit with friend Becky at Tanglewood. Nice evening on the back porch listening to John Williams conduct movie night (Steven Spielberg even showed up!)

Next day, down the Taconic to Brooklyn to hang with the Benders for a night. (If anyone needs a bridge, I can sell you one real cheap...)



Day 3, back to Erie... again... for more Heather and more hot wings.
(Cleveland rocks, btw...)

And then on to Chicago for a quick sisterly visit. (Go Cubbies!)

Erie, PA->Auburn, MA (429 mi)
Ah yes, this is the life... finally out of the car and here in the cradle of liberty (or rocketry) also known as Auburn, MA. And this is where you shall find Gnomey for the next few weeks, poolside, working on my tan. Viva vacation all!

(Total W->E mileage: 4,854 mi)

East Bound and Down

Provo->WY->Kearney, NE (806 mi)
Finally, we are heading east! Left Provo this am after a spectacular 4th show at BYU. Fireworks! Dancing children! Glenn Beck! Oh so exciting. Now we're heading through Wyoming today: (sights to see: a tree growing out of a rock and greetings from Buford, WY, yes, population: 1... not sure how many gnomes though.) On to Nebraska, Iowa and then straight on to Chi-town!

NE->IA->Chicago (682 mi)
Chicago->IN->OH->Erie, PA (458 mi)

Provo-tacular!

Salt Lake City->Provo, UT (45 mi)
Greetings from Brigham Young University! It is nice to be in one place for more than a few hours... Here we await the big 4th of July show: "Stadium of Fire!" (and yes in that photo on the left, if you look on the mountains, you can see snow. Down here on the ground, it's been closer to 100º) Maybe I will even get to meet MILEY CYRUS. So suck it, children! And I didn't even have to mortgage my house or sell my car to get access. All I had to do was to tag along to the biggest show in Utah... for a week... a long, long week.
(But if I had stayed home I would have missed this clip: Theme Song!)


And missed this: 1300 teenage girls all dancing in unison. In the 95º heat. For 10 hours a day. Five, six, seven, eight, ladies! I see someone off beat in row 44!

Saturday we'll be back on the long road to Chi-town. See you then!

And on the 7th day, God made Utah and he (and we) will rest

OR->ID->Salt Lake City, UT (432 mi)
Day 6 and we head through Idaho and Utah to spend the night with JBD in SLC before continuing on to our destination of Provo for the week. Stopped here by the Snake River south of Twin Falls for a little photo op... (watch out for that gorge Gnomey!)

We'll check back in next week after the Provo festivities wind down!