Ohio and Back

I've been home for a few days now and am ready to give an overview of our trip east.  This trip took me through ten different states, spending 67 hours in the car, and traveling 4,070 miles.

Things I learned or was reminded of on this trip:
-Nebraska is boring
-Iowa is really pretty compared to Nebraska
-Toll roads are annoying
-Ohio is humid
-Ohio backroads are beautiful
-Skittles are beautiful and tasty things
-Kansas is boring but it's better if driving through it in the dark
-I can only handle three and a half days without my alone time
-The most boring part of a bag of Chex Mix is the pretzels
-I could never live in the east with my family in California just for the time difference
-It is best to have a friend you can randomly text while sitting in the car waiting for the driving to be over
-Not all hotel beds were created equal

The only state license plate we did not see on the trip: Hawaii

Points of interest visited:
-John Johnson Farm in Hiram, OH
-Kirtland, OH
-Cleveland, OH
-Rock and Roll Museum and Hall of Fame
-Cedar Point (amusement park in Sandusky, OH)
-Nauvoo, IL
-St. Louis, MO
-St. Louis Gateway Arch

Other things to mention:
-Spent two days at Cedar Point--rode all of the roller coasters and a few other rides, saw a couple of shows, and ate good food.
-We rode the tallest and fastest rollercoaster at Cedar Point: Top Thrill Dragster--waited in line almost two hours for a 17 second ride, went straight up 420 feet at 120 mph with only a seat belt and lap bar holding you in!



-Got into Nauvoo just as it was closing down so we didn't get to see much but still walked around town and the temple grounds
-Saw two different pagaents/performances: Kirtland and Nauvoo
-The YSA branch in Cleveland is very nice but small in a very small building in a sketchy area downtown
-My car hit 10,000 miles on the trip...we were in Ohio.  It also hit 11,000 and 12,000 miles.