 US
191 South will get you to Moab. |
 Colorado
has pretty distinctive welcome signs. |
 I-70
through western Colorado is pretty scenic. |
 Mmmm,
nice. |
 At
CO 340. |
 There
are some pretty cool cliffs near Grand Junction. |
 Gas
stop in Grand Junction! |
 Hey,
that I-70 shield has the state name in it! |
 Sorry,
but that is just cool! |
 Now
we're starting to get into the real mountains. |
 That's
the Colorado River there, that hugs I-70 through these parts. Weird to
think that this is the same river that cuts through the Grand Canyon! |
 A
dam in the river next to the interstate. |
 A
tunnel! |
 More
mountains! |
 The
terrain flattens out for a bit, but not for long. |
 It
got too dark to take pictures after that, so here is the first picture of
the new day in Denver. I-76 EB is about to begin. |
 And
here I-76 splits from I-70. Nebraska here we come! |
 I-76
EB between I-70 and I-25. |
 The
interchange between I-76 and I-25. |
 I-270
bypasses Denver to the north. |
 It
looks urban, but it's not. |
 Didn't
I mention before that US 6 is everywhere? |
 A
weird little exit, because the layout of the roads makes US 85 seem more
important than I-76 to me. |
 I
wonder how many people die of boredom each year on this road. |
 US
34 is known as Ogden Avenue in the Chicagoland area. |
 I
think those Colorado state shields give the BGSs some flava, don't you? |
 Wow,
I'd never been to Nebraska before! |
 In
Nebraska, they're too good to put up directional banners for I-76. |
 I-76
just barely makes it out of Colorado before it ends. |
 Now
on I-80 all the way to Cleveland, OH! |
 In
Nebraska, they have state road "links." This is NE Link 25B. |
 This
is what the shield looks like on a Link route. |
 And
this is what the Link itself looks like. |
 The
Platte River is pretty fast and weedy, and also pretty flat. |
 You
pretty much see the whole town from here, not that there's anything wrong
with that. |
 Oh
boy! US 138! |
 My
life is complete: I've officially traveled on US 138, the 3-di without a
parent! |
 Off
to get a county on US 83. |
 Big
shields, small shields! |
 Off
to get another county, this time on US 283. |
 In
Nebraska, every road looks like this. US 283 South. |
 South
on NE 44. On regular state road shields, there is a small covered
wagon on the bottom of the trapezoid. |
 Back
on I-80, there's a new museum or something or other above the road. |
 Okay,
so I fell asleep and let my roadtrip compadre Margot take over driving
duties. So we skip ahead to Lincoln on I-80 East still. |
US
191 South will get you to Moab.
Colorado
has pretty distinctive welcome signs.
I-70
through western Colorado is pretty scenic.
Mmmm,
nice.
At
CO 340.
There
are some pretty cool cliffs near Grand Junction.
Gas
stop in Grand Junction!
Hey,
that I-70 shield has the state name in it!
Sorry,
but that is just cool!
Now
we're starting to get into the real mountains.
That's
the Colorado River there, that hugs I-70 through these parts. Weird to
think that this is the same river that cuts through the Grand Canyon!
A
dam in the river next to the interstate.
A
tunnel!
More
mountains!
The
terrain flattens out for a bit, but not for long.
It
got too dark to take pictures after that, so here is the first picture of
the new day in Denver. I-76 EB is about to begin.
And
here I-76 splits from I-70. Nebraska here we come!
I-76
EB between I-70 and I-25.
The
interchange between I-76 and I-25.
I-270
bypasses Denver to the north.
It
looks urban, but it's not.
Didn't
I mention before that US 6 is everywhere?
A
weird little exit, because the layout of the roads makes US 85 seem more
important than I-76 to me.
I
wonder how many people die of boredom each year on this road.
US
34 is known as Ogden Avenue in the Chicagoland area.
I
think those Colorado state shields give the BGSs some flava, don't you?
Wow,
I'd never been to Nebraska before!
In
Nebraska, they're too good to put up directional banners for I-76.
I-76
just barely makes it out of Colorado before it ends.
Now
on I-80 all the way to Cleveland, OH!
In
Nebraska, they have state road "links." This is NE Link 25B.
This
is what the shield looks like on a Link route.
And
this is what the Link itself looks like.
The
Platte River is pretty fast and weedy, and also pretty flat.
You
pretty much see the whole town from here, not that there's anything wrong
with that.
Oh
boy! US 138!
My
life is complete: I've officially traveled on US 138, the 3-di without a
parent!
Off
to get a county on US 83.
Big
shields, small shields!
Off
to get another county, this time on US 283.
In
Nebraska, every road looks like this. US 283 South.
South
on NE 44. On regular state road shields, there is a small covered
wagon on the bottom of the trapezoid.
Back
on I-80, there's a new museum or something or other above the road.
Okay,
so I fell asleep and let my roadtrip compadre Margot take over driving
duties. So we skip ahead to Lincoln on I-80 East still.