I love road trips

There is no better way to see the country than to drive it and visit some of its attractions. It had been a long time since I had driven through the West and Midwest, and it was good to be reminded of how much we have so close at hand.

Thanks to Mackenzie for making the trip to Chicago top-notch. She is an excellent traveling companion, willing to sleep in a noisy KOA without compliant or in a tent beneath a major lightning storm with a sense of awe. Her huge collection of custom CD's really contributed to the rhythm of the road.

Thanks to Laurel for demonstrating how much more efficient it is to fly to Chicago instead of driving there. Making multiple trips to Target to get stuff for the dorm room would not have been half as much fun without her.

Thanks to Bob for making the trip to Omaha and back, just so we could take a walk in the woods. It was like old times, and it gave me a chance to catch up on all my physics homework that I neglected in high school.