Monday
7-25-11
On the road by 7:55 am. Highway 62 West to 100 South and then 169 South to Mankato. Went by LeSeur, Minnesota and through the valley of the Jolly Green Giant. Very pretty country. Went through St. Peter, Minnesota which was lovely. Dale said it was the kind of small town he could live in. We picked up Highway 60 just west of Mankato and the had lunch at Perkins in Worthington, Minnesota. Dale had the salmon. I had a burger. Crossed into Iowa shortly after noon. 60 turned into Highway 75 a little was before we hit Merrill, Iowa. Went by the Loess Hills while driving south on 29. Got onto US 30. Lots of flooding of the Missouri River. In many places the water was nearly up to the road. Crossed over Missouri River into Nebraska. Eventually got onto Highway 680 near Omaha and then got on I80. We stopped in Kearney, Nebraska and had dinner at Red Lobster. The waitress told us she wanted to come to Colorado with us. Did a lot of walking around Kearney in the evening.
