A Spectacular Museum

Much has happened since the last time I posted. The girls have covered the Yellowstone and Colorado experiences so I won't do much more except to say what an amazingly diverse country we live in. The sheer majesty of the Teton and Rocky Mountains are breathtaking. The most facinating part to me is how often we said "wow" and talked about how different these mountains were from the rest.

Our drive across Kansas made me feel like Kansas has gotten the same bad rap as New Jersey. I anticipated flat cornfields (which eastern Colorado happily provided - ick). We covered 550 miles just to get it over with, but it was a much more interesting, dare I say enjoyable drive than expected. There are rolling hills that are far more enjoyable than northeastern Wyoming.

Wednesday was spent in St. Louis. The Arch and it's associated museum was pretty awesome,and the kids got to put their feet in the Mississippi, but I'd say the highlight of the day for me was the Spaghetti Carbonara at Caleco's restaurant - mmmmm. The highlight for the girls was staying in the 4 star Sheraton. Pretty nice place.

Yesterday we made a "quick stop" in Springfield,IL to see the Lincoln Presidential Library. The quick stop turned into staying until it closed at 5:00. If you ever have the opportunity to visit, you MUST do so. The museum was simply spectacular. It was fun for the kids, highly entertaining and educational, and mostly very moving. You will have a lump in the throut at least once. To a person, it was agreed that it is one of the best museums we have ever experienced.

Today we are on to the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH ad then on to Columbus for our last night on the road.

Great trip so far...

Bryan