On a Lone Lonesome Highway....

and not east of Omaha......we can hear the one note hum moaning out of the rental car we "own." Well, what can we say? The car is packed to the gills and there is barely room for humans. But...the good news is that once we reach Pennsylvania, the car will be half empty...or is it half full?

I wanted to name this entry "Fart in a Car" but I don't think Konrad would allow it. About 4 hours into the trip and a rousing nutritional (okay, I'm lying about the nutrition part) breakfast from Wendy's which we shared with the dog, our cockapoo Rosie decided to let one slide. I don't know about you other dog owners out there, but sitting in subzero temperatures with the heater cranked up to about 85 in the car is not a wise time for a dog to let loose. Needless to say, we almost had four casualties in the car. A dog farting in a car will teach you more about finding the window controls than anything else ever would! Anyway...I digress....

So we speed up the highway to the Four Corners which I always thought was a "must see" on my "things to see and do before I die" list. Let me tell you...I was pumped! I was so excited. And then we saw the gate and paid our $3.00 per person and entered the sacred ground of the Four Corners. I had been buzzing about it for days. And then I climbed the rickety stairs that supported what looked like an old lifeguard tower only to gaze down upon a brass colored medallion implanted into concrete that marked the "famous" four corners. Ummmm....okay. I don't know what I had drumming in my brain about what I actually expected to see there, but disappoinment was clearly written all over my face. I paid $6.00 for this????? So, Rudi (our other cockapoo) decided to christen the hallowed ground and we left. I was so bummed. But, hey, I have great pictures of me doing a "yo dawg" pose on the Four Corners medallion :-) If my camera weren't frozen right now, I would post the pics. But, you'll have to check back later for those!

So, onto the next leg of our 27 state tour. We cruise through Colorado heading northeast. Everything was fine until we hit the mountain roads which happened to be recovering from a severe snow storm. The roads were nothing but ice in some spots. So, although the speed limit was 65, we were only going a mere 15! This put quite a damper on our trek! So, we decided after 15 hours of driving yesterday, that we would finally stop and spend the night. We happened upon a little town - I don't even know what it's called - and checked into the White Tail Deer room. And Fawn, if you're reading this, the decorating skills of the hotel personnel here would give your cabin some stiff competition! Everything is decorated in deer and bear. I mean everything! I took pictures of the decorations as well which will be posted later. We nestled down into the v shaped bed for the night and as Konrad turned out the light, I swear the eyes on the deer blankets on the wall were staring right at me in the dark! It was difficult to sleep, especially with the dogs barking at every little noise they heard. But, alas, here we are...awake and raring to go - on our way to WYOMING! Our goal today is to drive to Chicago or as close as possible. I will probably be blogging a lot from the car for each state we drive through. Auf Weidersehen!