Day 1

Left the holler at 6:22 am.  After returning a library book in Lburg, we took the scenic route to Alta and were off on our Excellent Adventure.  By 9:15 we were in Charleston having breakfast, and more coffee......Entered Ohio at 10:22 - FLAT FLAT FLAT Farm country, and lots of flooded corn fields but some were planted and green.  Having never been west, but have been up and down the east coast - the flat land made me think I should be smelling salt air - the landscape looked a lot like Maryland.  Isolated farm houses, and clumps of trees that were obviously part of long ago fencelines.  We got to Indiana at about 1:30.  More of the same - flat flat farmland.  Illinois was still a continuation of flat.  (Can you tell I wasn't particularly impressed with flat?)  At least there were hummocks and trees, and the landscape was a bit more rolling green hills as we continued into Illinois.  Then we hit a dry stretch....no exits, no road signs posting lodging locations, Tom saw a billboard for a Motel 6, but it had an aura of the Bates Motel - we went on down the road.  Now we are in Urbana, had a great dinner, gained an hour (Central Time), had a hot shower.....More tomorrow.  No pictures today - just trying to get the miles out of the way...550 plus miles..  Night Night!