Today we headed toward Idaho! It is the first trip all four of us have taken since March 2014, so we are all looking forward to a refreshing, enjoyable, relaxing time together in God's amazing creation. After working this morning, we got everything loaded in the car and were on the road by 1:00 p.m. Lunch (cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese, nuts, cheese stick, strawberry Greek yogurt, and water) was on the road. We drove until 6:30 and got fuel and supper in Percival, Nebraska. Supper was grilled chicken wraps from Wendy's. After that, we got to Kearney, Nebraska, just a bit after 9:30 and checked into our Quality Inn.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Today was a very long day. We got up at 6:00 a.m., had a quick breakfast (strawberry yogurt, a biscuit, a cherry pastry, and apple juice), and were heading west in the darkness by 7:00. We passed the exit for Elm Creek, Nebraska, which is where a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding facility is. My first Mustang, Diego, lived there for about two years before we adopted him at an auction in Nevada, Missouri. Our next stop was Cheyenne, Wyoming, for fuel and a bathroom break. A few hours later, we fixed and ate lunch in the car again (peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, cheese stick, nuts, pears, milk, water). Shortly after lunch was a very special event for me. We drove right by the Salt Wells Creek Herd Management Area, one of many in these western states. HMAs are home to many species of wildlife, but primarily wild Mustangs. The reason Salt Wells Creek is so special is that my current Mustang, Blondie, was born there! She lived about 18 months on that desolate, rugged terrain before being rounded up, living in Colorado for several years, competing in the Extreme Mustang Makeover-St. Louis, and finally becoming my precious baby! It was so touching to drive right by the land where my girl grew up...really, it's an un-explainable feeling of so many emotions. I'm sure my fellow Mustang friends understand! Thirty-five miles later, we passed Rock Springs, Wyoming, where Blondie initially lived while the BLM administered veterinary treatment and got her papers in order. Driving by on I-80 at 75 or 80 miles per hour doesn't allow much viewing, but it's still fun to be in the vicinity of where Blondie was. We needed fuel in Evanston, Utah, again, so we stopped there. I drove from there to Twin Falls, Idaho, where my brother Matthew finished the LONG trip up here -- 75 miles to Ketchum. We arrived just before 8:00 p.m., checked into our Best Western, headed out for supper at Despo's Mexican Restaurant (huge portions but excellent food; I had a chicken enchilada with rice and black beans), and finished the day with showers and much-needed rest. It is a very long way to drive, even over one-and-a-half days like we did, but I am grateful to God for getting us here safely and at a decent time of evening. Now we get to MOVE and ski for a few days at new places!
Salt Wells Creek HMA (where Blondie was born)
~Anna
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