I'm still at it -- scanning in "vintage" slides and memories along with them. In the carousel I was working on yesterday, I found some (but not all -- now where are the rest?) photos of a six week trip my children's father/my ex and I took with our one year old son and 2 1/2 year old daughter.* We left the Philadelphia area the last week in September 1977 and drove to Illinois and Iowa to visit my family. From there we drove through what can be some of the most boring traveling known -- the plains of Nebraska and South Dakota. But it was harvest time and the fields were full of activity.
After the plains, we went through the glorious Badlands and Black Hills (photos among the missing) and then into Wyoming. Cody was freezing cold, even the last day of September; just a taste of what was to come. The last day of driving before we got to Yellowstone (photos missing, too) was amazing. This is our covered wagon and one of the roads we traveled. Had to stop to take in the glory of fall.
*We didn't spend all 6 weeks driving -- or I probably would have gone insane. We spent 3 weeks with my parents in Santa Barbara.
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Don't you just love a road trip? I do.
Mary, I was in New England last year around this time. Breathtaking, huh?
Lovely retrospective Julie. I love being on the road, and still look for interesting things even in the flat boring spots.