Color Tour II

Long day on the trail, little opportunity to photograph fall foliage ... mostly because, even if we had had the time to stop, not many leaves have turned along I-80 across Nebraska and Iowa. So, just have a picture of a couple of pronghorns that were grazing beside Colorado 71 north of Limon at dawn.

Actually, dawn is beautiful on the high plains of eastern Colorado. It's not where I would want to live, but there is an immensity that is illuminated beautifully by the early light raking across the vast fields and gently undulating surfaces.

There's also a vastness to Nebraska, but it's different. Perhaps it's because I've driven across it so many times now. In any case, with Sandy's help and support we covered more than 700 miles today, ending up in Story City, Iowa, before dark. That's about 50 miles more than I had been shooting for ... 50 miles we don't have to cover tomorrow on our way to Merrill, WI.

I-80 was its usual pachyderm parade ... trucks, trucks, trucks. They seem more numerous on I-40, but there's not many minutes on I-80 without passing or being passed by one. As Sandy pointed out, the amount of truck transport is a sign that goods are still moving in this economy.

Having Sirius satellite radio allows us to keep track of the news wherever we are, and to switch to the music we prefer when the news gets irritating!

Sunset was lovely as we traveled up I-35 from Des Moines, lovely in the same way dawn was on the high plains, with golden raking light across the fields. tv