Our first stop was Laramie, WY. On the way out through Cheyenne, we were surprised with an air show! (sorry, no pics. Half the time, we were enjoying the trip so much, it never came to mind to get the camera out!)
The next night, we arrived in Omaha, NE. It was hot that day, and the whole midwest is suffering from a drought, so apparently the cornfields weren't as high as they should be.
This was at the great pool they had at the Omaha hotel.
The next day, it was on to Lansing, IL (Just below Chicago). The drive took us through Iowa, which was a prettier stretch than Nebraska. We saw this truck drive past us.
This was the view through Iowa. We stopped in Iowa City, home of the Iowa State Hawkeyes, and ate at a sports pub. Apparently, football is a bit of a thing there.
Goofing around on the drive. Some of the stretches were long, and we had some time to kill.
After IL, we drove through Indiana on our way to Cleveland. This town, Shipshewanna, is an Amish community just off the freeway. (thanks Berth for the suggestion!)
The best part of the town is interacting with the locals. We took a horse and buggy tour through the town with Leroy, and got to know a little about the inner workings of the place.
Leroy was kind enough to pose with us.
Definitely one of the highlights of the trip, certainly the most anticipated, was our stop in Cleveland at the Melt Bar and Grilled. Featured on Man vs. Food, we all shared the Melt Challenge, a 4 pound meal with 14 different kinds of cheeses.
I really enjoyed my share of the sandwich.
This is typical of the kids activity in the car. Here, we're stopping for gason the way to Buffalo, NY.
After a night in Buffalo, we drove about 30 min to Niagara State Park. This is one of the bridges crossing Grand Island.
It's always interesting to experience a place that you've heard a lot about and seen pictures of; it's never the same as seeing it in person. I loved walking around the grounds and feeling the spray from the falls.
Just a few feet away is a 150-foot drop!! It was to see so much water spilling over.
At the park, they have a memorial to Nikolai Tesla, the not-so-well-known contemporary of Thomas Edison.
Then, on through upstate New York. We made a stop in Palmyra, and went to the top of Hill Cumorah.
We found Indian Ladder Farm, a pick-your-own farm just outside Albany. It was beautiful to say the least, and we trekked out into the blueberry fields to pick a couple quarts.
This is the view on the way back from the blueberry bushes. After, we ate at their diner for lunch, and enjoyed homemade food from local ingredients.
After Albany, we drove to a hotel in Worcester, and went to our new home in West Boylston to get a preview. We moved in the next day, but that's for a different post!
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