Two Days, 2,000 Miles

On Saturday night, December 20, Dan completed a three-day project he started with the help of his friend Zeb: constructing that rock wall and garden in his mom's front yard (pictured in the background of the photo below). For those of you living in a "normal" (non California) climate, the idea of planting a garden the day before winter solstice probably sounds insane... well, here you go:

Our last evening was spent with close friends and family and we left with an over-packed car at 6am. Here was our sunrise view as we traveled out of the SF Bay Area :


Besides an incredibly lengthy wind farm on the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas:

The Arizona sunset was the only other visual highlight from day one of our roadtrip:

...not too shabby.

We stayed in Flagstaff, Arizona, overnight with our farmer friend Anne and her husband Ryan. I wish there were "Anne's Places" all over the country for us to visit -- we were treated to three meals upon our arrival at 9:30pm, two of which traveled with us the next morning. What a deal! Thanks Anne.

Here is the Arizona sunrise:

And the New Mexico landscape:

And the windy Texas landscape:

And a brilliant Texas sunset:

...Oklahoma City was going to be our second night stay, but when we arrived at 10pm we were practically within smelling distance of Lawrence, Kansas -- so we just drove on through! Twenty-one hours on the road that day, with a 4am arrival.

Home sweet home (for this week, that is)...