Sept. 7 - 9

Sunset in Rawlins, WY

When we left the Tetons and as we approached Jackson, there were three hot air balloons. It was very early in the morning - around 8:00 a.m. We got into road construction and ended up on a dirt road for about five miles. We did go through a charming town on Hwy. 191, Pinedale. The topography changed a lot that day! Phil got out and stretched because his back hurt. I started praying for his back. When we got to Rawlins, Phil was pale and in a lot of pain. He told me he had another kidney stone. He took a couple of my pain pills for headaches, and it eased up some. The sunset was beautiful, and I popped out of the camper long enough to shoot a couple of photos. The wind was the strongest we have ever encountered in the camper. It howled and rocked the camper way into the night. I told Phil I had to imagine that I was trying to sleep on a train. It calmed down, but started up again before daybreak. Phil said he had some discomfort, but it was bearable. We hit the road and headed to North Platte, NE. It was a windy drive, but it did not rock the camper like it did in Rawlins. The most eventful thing was leaving Wyoming and getting into another time zone. Now we are only one hour off of our home time. Today, we road to Gretna, NE, which is west of Omaha by about 20 miles. The topography is very, very flat and we have seen hundreds of miles of cornfields today. Phil is still at about the same pain level. Some times it will get worse, but it has not been as bad as two days ago. We are praying it will not get bad, so he can get back and go to his urologist. It is hard to believe that we have just two more nights on the road before arriving home. It has been an awesome, wonderful, memorable, exciting trip! The Lord has kept us safe and the camper and truck working just right.