{"id":498,"date":"2020-09-19T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T15:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?p=498"},"modified":"2022-03-05T00:03:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T00:03:57","slug":"episode-9-a-green-blur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melamb.com\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9: A Green Blur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the first 8 days of our trip we visited 7 states!   In just ONE day across the Midwest we blow through another 7!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"504\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=504\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_190340-1-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">And the sun is still RED on the horizon through the smoke<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_185656-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_185656-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"505\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200915_185656-scaled.jpg\" 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768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"501\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=501\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114104-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Great Mississippi crossing!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"517\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=517\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_114327-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goodness gracious Midwest and your TOLLS.   We go through at least 10 toll plazas between Chicago and Buffalo.  Good thing we have garbage bags full of CHANGE to dump into their fast countin&#8217; machines and pay enthusiastic waiters for our breakfasts with!  #Fixing the National Coin Shortage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_232054-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_232054-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"507\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=507\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_232054-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_232054-300x225.jpg 300w, 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src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"513\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=513\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200916_133018-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bob Likes the Midwest because it is green like him!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"514\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=514\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_105546-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waffle House!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"515\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/box5490.temp.domains\/~melambco\/?attachment_id=515\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200917_140230-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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