I didn't post anything after Indiana yesterday because honestly, there wasn't anything to post. Indiana rolled on into Illinois where we were stuck in stand still traffic around Joliette. Then Illinois rolled into Iowa that rolled on forever.
Here are some photos for your viewing pleasure
Crossing the Mississippi on I80
Iowa 80 Truck Stop - Largest in the US (featured on the travel channel)
Last night we decided to head on into the night to make some headway and shorten today's trip.
I managed to catch these sunset shots as we drove.
Not too shabby for dealing with this bumpy concrete highway.
Dusk gave way to darkness, as we drove through the flooded areas of the Missouri Valley. Sand bags lined either side of the narrowed highway with signs that read "water on roadway" pump hoses hung over the sandbags into the roadway.
We pulled into a quiet Walmart parking lot last night at about eleven exhausted.
Alex and I switched beds and I slept like a baby, there was no crankiness from me this morning. Bright eyed and bushy tailed as the sun crested the grassy plain.
The type of devastation to the area wasn't apparent until we got on the highway this morning. The banks of the Missouri river in Sioux City were high, trees, roads, and houses underwater. The highway bridged over an intersection with water partway up the traffic lights. A row boat tied to a light post. A little further down the road was a marina, all of the boats up on land with the building up to it's windows in water, and the main dock at least 8 ft under water. Last night weather for the area stated the river was already at 29ft above and was expected to rise to 35 by tonight. ...just wow.
We crossed into South Dakota about an hour ago, and just got back onto I90 heading due west. According to the GPS we should hit Sundance WY (our destination) in 6 hrs and 25 min.
I'll check back in with you all a bit later.
Out
- 90w
Location:Hartford, SD,United States
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