Road Trip 2008 Day 3

Along Interstate 80 in eastern Wyoming, we encountered the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument. We stopped here in June of 1967 when we took our family trip to the midwest; and again four years ago. So, of course, it's now tradition and we definitely had to stop again.

The monument is still impressive and the visitor center, rebuilt since our first trip, is quite impressive. There are exhibits about the westward migration as well as Wyoming history and wildlife.


This bear was about 6-7 feet high and looked quite life-like.
The only live animal we saw was a feisty chipmunk which was being harrassed by a small bird.



Day 3 started in Rawlins, WY and ended in Kearney, NE. We had planned to cut south at Laramie and spend the night in Ft. Collins, CO, but decided that it was too long a day. So we changed our route back to I-80 all the way. That means we don't get to Kansas City this trip, which is disappointing but I'll get over it.

We are keeping our speed at 65 mph or under to get better mileage. Up to now we've averaged about 32 mpg which is really good. The downside is that every other vehicle on the road passes us, even the trucks.