Road Trip to Colorado
Highlights from our road trip:
-Great authentic Mexican food in Sterling, Colorado–Tortilla soup, Green Chile Pork & tasty, creamy re-fried beans, and spicy, fresh salsa
-Watching the changing landscapes from Wisconsin, to Iowa (rolling hills, farmlands, and massive wind turbines), to Nebraska (mostly flat plains with some signs of desert in the West), to Colorado (desert & sudden mountains that take your breathe away).
-Poncho’s at Pastimes A Coffee Bistro, a small cafe & boutique store, in Keensburg, Colorado, which was a blessing to us. We thanked our GPS for finding this little haven for a long-needed Hazelnut Latte to complete the last leg of our Colorado trek.
Things that we learned:
-Next time, plan a different route other than the ~600 mile stretch (over 9 hours) of I-80 through Iowa & Nebraska.
-We are very thankful for the abundant farmlands of the Midwest United States that provide us with all of our favorite foods–grains, greens, and cattle (including dairy!!!)
-Cozad, Nebraska is a very boring place to live. If you ever consider living there, stop, and consider no longer.
Things that surprised us:
-For some reason, the Unleaded Plus gas is cheaper than Regular Unleaded only in the whole state of Iowa! Unleaded Plus was at least 10 cents cheaper at every gas station. Also, there is a “Kum & Go” monopoly in Iowa. For those who don’t know, that would be gas stations, not adult shops, as you might think.
-There are only two Starbucks in Nebraska along I-80 (or possibly the whole state of Nebraska?); one in York, and the other in North Platte, which are 180 miles apart!!