Friday, September 5, 2008

Day 81 – Asheville to Raleigh NC – 265 miles

After 81 days, 1700 photos, 10,000 miles, and a million adventures, we are back home in Raleigh. It was a totally amazing trip, and I will have to go through the photos to absorb all that we saw and did. We truly had an awesome summer. Today we drove quickly home to beat the remnants of Hanna. We almost made it, hitting a bit of rain the last hour. Coming down from the mountains is always an adventure. There is a 6% grade for 5 miles which is a little hairy, but we made it. The scenery was wonderful. And a sign we saw at a rest area made my day: NOTICE It is unlawful to urinate on state owned property. Rest rooms available inside. GS 136-(5), GS 14-132.

I can highly recommend Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. They are truly worth seeing. And driving through our country, seeing the variety of scenery and people is a journey well-worth taking. This is the last blog for this trip. We have more trips coming up, so I will keep you posted on them.

1 comment:

Manda said...

Congrats on completing your fabulous trip. Now you have to prep for Disney. :)