Once I finished my
Great and Final Purge of my old room, I had approximately seven boxes, one doll cradle, and one very large and heavy cedar chest. These things don't easily go on planes, which was the perfect excuse for Blake and I to take an epic road trip across the country. When we individually moved to DC, we both did it as quickly as we could. The quick way involves three days of driving stopping only for food, gas, and sleep and very little sightseeing. Since Brotherface accompanied me on my trip, he drove most of the time while I slept in the car. A lot. It was good quality time with my brother, but not the most interesting trip.
This time, Blake and I wanted to do it differently. Instead of three days, we took seven, giving us a lot more time to see and do more of the cool things there are in this beautiful country. We already love a good road trip and this is always going to be one of our favorites. We didn't even have time for a full week for our honeymoon (darn you, Christmas!), so this was divine.
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| Here we go! |
Confession: The only time I drove was from the car rental office back to my parents' house. Blake drove the entire trip. I kept offering, but he really enjoys driving. And I like taking naps in cars. I also enjoy navigating, making sandwiches at 70 mph, and kicking my feet up on the dash.
It was during one of the aforementioned naps on our first day of driving that Blake woke me up and announced we were stopping. Driving a stretch of relatively unexciting Wyoming highway, Blake saw a sign for
Martin's Cove, an important site in Mormon pioneer history. Sadly, hiking to the actual cove would have involved a 5 mile hike, which we didn't have time for, but we did tour the visitor's center. It's also where
Devil's Gate is located, which any Oregon Trail player should recognize. And down the road about 15 minutes later?
Independence Rock.
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| What a lot of Wyoming looks like |
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| Devil's Gate |
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| Reconstructed sites near Martin's Cove |
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| Reconstructed sites near Martin's Cove |
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| Independence Rock |
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| Rock Paper Scissors in Gillette, WY |
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| No idea what this is, but it's cool |
Not a bad way to kick off our trip! More to come soon!
1 comment:
Did you see the bridge honoring the first and second rescues of the Willie and Martin handcart companies? It's near the visitors' center.
I drove through that way once when I took a week to drive from Utah to Indiana. It was a great trip. One of my favorites.
Yea for car naps!
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