Exposed For The Shadows

_G_ and I made it home last night after a long two-day drive from Dave Swanson’s place in northern Minnesota. It was a great visit with Dave and his wife. A fine way to end this trip.

We traveled 4930 miles in 83 hours and 10 minutes of driving time. We had a great time, though the 1310-mile day was a bit much. We hit one deer. The truck goes to the shop tomorrow morning to see just how much damage that really did. It ran fine for the rest of the trip, but there seemed to be a vibration problem when the air conditioning was turned on. So we left it off. That wasn’t a problem until the last two days when it got a bit warm as _G_ and I were on the last leg of the trip. Also, a close look through the busted up plastic grill seems to show that the radiator is not exactly where it should be. So it should be interesting to see what my mechanic finds when he gets the hood open. But we made it home ok, so all is well. I think I’ll get one of those big pipe deer catcher bumper/grill guards for the next vehicle. That should guarantee I’ll never hit another deer.

At Dave’s suggestion we stopped briefly at a state park in Indiana to take a few photos. _G_ and I were both feeling the need to get on home, so our stop was a quick one, just long enough to take a quick look around the park, which is beautiful, as Dave had said, and to take a couple quick photos. This is one of them.