Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Day 3 - So. Much. Corn.

Here's a word to the wise. Do no put a camp site in between a freeway, railroad, and distribution center that runs 24 hours. Between the sounds of the trucks barreling down the highway, the shift alarms blaring every 6 hours, or the train that just had to honk 15 times at 3 am, I did not get much sleep.

No matter, I had a Kickstart and cereal bar for breakfast, and once again set up on my journey East. Within an hour I was out of Wyoming (thankfully) and into what has got to be the most boring state in the country, Nebraska.

This was my view. For 600 miles
Look to your left. Now to the right. Now back to the left. If all you see is corn, chances are you're in Nebraska. This was such a huge contrast from the scenic views of Utah and Colorado, I honestly didn't know what to take for pictures. I never even stopped once for a "scenic view." I took maybe 20 pictures the whole day, and when I look back at them, they all look the same. Corn on my left, corn on my right. The highway was so straight, if it weren't for the occasional gust of wind, I could've set the cruise control, wedged my leg under the steering wheel and taken a nap! 

After hitting Omaha, which was a welcome reprieve from country freeways, I crossed over into Idaho, where to my un-surprise, I saw more corn. There's even a corn field 100 feet from my tent! Hopefully tomorrow will bring about a change of scenery, as I make my way to Ohio. Maybe this time when I drive through the state, at least one Ohioan will know how to use a turn signal. Maybe.



This is the view from my tent. Scenic, no?

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