Day 6 (10/3)
From Estes Park, CO to Lincoln, NE
Miles Driven Today: 574.2
Total Mileage: 1857.3
Today was supposed to be a more leisurely leg of our drive, but it seems that unforeseen circumstances continue to chip away at our time. The first was a welcome surprise, when we learned that Trail Ridge Road had been re-opened by the Park Service. (Trail Ridge Road is a beautiful drive that takes you through the Rockies and offers panoramic views reaching a peak altitudes of 12,000 feet with steep dropoffs on both sides.) We decided to drive as much of the 45 mile long road as possible, carefully watching the time since we would have to double back over whatever distance we traversed. Our decision rewarded us with a wonderful view at Forest Canyon at 11,100 feet, though we weren’t able to make the peak of the ridge. The second factor was my own lapse in judgment when I realized I had forgot to factor in the time zone difference, which pushed everything back by an hour.
It would be about 10 pm before we would arrive in Lincoln. Interestingly, our hospitality was not at home and could not be reached until they arrived at home at 10 pm so it seems that our timing worked out after all.
We stayed at the home of a couple, the husband who is a professor at the University of Nebraska and the wife is a soprano. He has lived in Lincoln for 10 years first as a graduate student, when he was saved, and now as a professor. (Picture below)
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- Brother Weixing and sister Judy from Lincoln, NE
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- Nebraska
