We spent two days driving from the Mississippi River. Our goal for the first night was to get almost to Council Bluffs and camp in the same county park where we stayed last year on our first trip across the country with the Phoenix Cruiser. It was a mildly windy day and our big excitement was passing a wind turbine blade that was being transported along the interstate. We've seen several coming at us when driving through Michigan. There is a big wind farm in the thumb and we presumed that the blades were going there. Iowa also has a huge emphasis on wind energy with lots of turbines visible from the road. This was the first time we actually passes one going the same way we were. I wasn't smart enough to take a picture, so I copied a couple so you'd get an idea how big they are. The internet said they can be as long as 50m.
It's good thing that they weren't trying move these things today. As we drove across Nebraska the winds were blowing 40-50 mph with gusts to 65-70mph. It was a challenging drive. We've made arrangements to visit with Paul and Stephanie from Yachats, who also have a house in the Denver area. Because of that we kept driving in the wind, stopping in North Platte at a full service Good Sam campground. Nice facility, even got the laundry done before dinner. On to Denver tomorrow.
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