2026 Road Trip Home Day 4 – The Longest Day

At 10 hours, yesterday was our longest day on the road.

We had a couple of short stops for fuel and walkabouts, but aside from that, hubs was determined to make miles.

As a result, we’ll complete the trip with a 4.5 hour drive today.

This was a good plan because arrival at home involves unpacking the truck, sorting and putting everything away, and doing laundry. Both hubs and I have ocd-ish personalities that wouldn’t allow us to leave those tasks for the next day.

The roads have been excellent so far, despite now seeing “that white stuff” in the fields that has been foreign to us all winter. Thank goodness the final melt isn’t far away and our summer is around the corner.

My feature photo is near Thedford, Nebraska.

North Platte, Nebraska is home to a revitalized downtown project called “The Canteen District”. We only drove by but after seeing this sign which resulted in researching, we’ll definitely stop for a walkabout here next time we’re through.

I wasn’t quick enough with my camera, so this is from Google Images

Our first stop was here.

Although luck wasn’t with us, it was a fun 30 minute stretch, and a Google search told us that Bob Barker, the long time host of the TV game show, “The Price is Right” was a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Nation here. His mother was apparently a school teacher on the reservation.

Our next stop was at Pierre, South Dakota. Pierre is the state capital. Although we’ve driven past the city many times, we’d never stopped to see the capitol building, so we decided to fix that.

A few miles down the road, we were greeted with this

At least the highway is dry … so far

We booked into a lovely big room at Bismarck ND La Quinta. Comfy beds, extremely clean room in new condition and a great price for a holiday weekend Saturday.

Happy Easter everyone ✝️

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5 responses to “2026 Road Trip Home Day 4 – The Longest Day”

  1. A Creative Spirit Avatar

    Ten hours is a long drive in one hit with only a few short breaks – we did it once when our daughter was giving birth with our first grandchild and we swore never again. How lovely to be greeted by snow so you get to enjoy Spring again! IT’s nice to go away but always great to return home.

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  2. annemariedemyen Avatar

    Glad to see that you are both still enjoying your trip home, Terry. Happy Easter to you and your hubs! 🐣

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    1. Terry Avatar

      Thanks, Anne! It’s been great all the way! Happy Easter to you and Dan too!

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  3. Dwight Hyde Avatar

    Happy Easter, Terry! Glad the trip home has been smooth sailing😊

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    1. Terry Avatar

      Thanks, Dwight! Happy Easter to you too!

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