Driving To Minneapolis

We fought a strong headwind as we headed north toward Minneapolis.

Lauren and I set off today for Minneapolis and her appointment at the Shriner's Hospital. We were going to drive up early Thursday morning, the day of her appointment, but two things changed those plans: Omaha Public Schools called off classes for Wednesday and the Shriner's footed the bill for a night at a hotel.

So we headed out of Omaha about 11:30 a.m. and enjoyed good driving conditions. There was a lot of snow in the Des Moines/Ames area and then again some in Minnesota. But overall, it was a pretty uneventful trip. I joked that a "trained monkey" could make the drive, turning right at the I-80/I-29 junction and then a left at I-35.

We are staying at the former "Kelly Inn" by the Xcel Energy Center. Photos of that to come...

Minnesota has a very nice 3-D sign to welcome its visitors.

Between reading and checking her phone, Lauren was enjoying the ride.

Check out the rainbow (at right) that Lauren spotted.

There was definitely more snow in Iowa than in Omaha.

We saw quite a bit of this as we traveled through Iowa and into Minnesota.