Got another early start this morning from Wright-Patterson AFB. Might have been occasioned by the early to-bed time!
Took I-70 from Dayton over to Indianapolis. Passed by the Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium - didn't know any Colts fans, so we didn't call anyone. It's a huge building completely indoors - not like the Buffalo Bills. Out of Indy, we took US 36 which is the Ernie Pyle Memorial Highway. Wasn't sure why it was called that until we were almost out of Indiana. Turns out that Ernie Pyle's hometown was Dana, IN (right on the IN/IL border). For those of you unfamiliar with Ernie, he was a beloved war correspondent from WW II who was tragically killed on Okinawa toward the end of the war.
About halfway between Indy and Dana, we passed through Rockville which billed itself as the covered bridge capital of the United States (not sure that Vermonters would agree with that statement). Along the way, we passed through more farmland punctuated by huge elevator complexes as well as a lot of natural gas facilities. Made our fourth state of the day when we crossed the Mississippi from Illinois to Missouri. We alternated between I-72 and US 36 which are mostly interchangeable. We passed through Springfield, IL (quick, what's the capital of Illinois). Some time we're going to have to spend more time in these areas - looks like a lot to explore across mid-America. In Missouri, US 36 was a four-lane divided highway all the way to St Joseph.
Tomorrow, we head up I-29 toward Omaha, but will cross the Missouri River and cut across to Lincoln, NE to pick up I-80. Should be able to navigate easily toward Reno from there.
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