{"id":13957,"date":"2025-08-31T08:56:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T13:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/?p=13957"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:25:57","slug":"august-cross-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/?p=13957","title":{"rendered":"August Cross Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the Midwest to Reno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We wanted to help with some home improvements at our son’s home in Reno so we loaded up the car and hit the highway during the heat of the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a small collection of some of the sights along the way from Grand Rapids, Michigan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we travel along Interstate 80 and leave our familiar surroundings, we get a glimpse of some of the different types of commerce and industry that the keep the USA running on all cylinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interstate 80 is major highway linking East & West coasts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Thousands of semis use Interstate 80 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This stop in eastern Iowa serves hundreds of semis daily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Delivering tractors to midwest farmers <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Morris serves a large faming community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ritchie Bros is major auctioneer for farm equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Irrigators watering the corn in western Iowa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Large grain storage operation in Omaha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Visitors attraction in Kearney, Nebraska<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A large cattle feedyard in Ogalalla, Nebraska<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Former headquarter of Cabelas in Sidney, NE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Another large grain storage in Chappell, Nebraska<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Unique rock formationsand climbing in Veddauvoo, Wyoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A large wind turbine farm in central Wyoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hilly part of I-80 in Wyoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A major oil refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Picturesque scenery along the interstate near Green River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Downtown skyline in Salt Lake City, Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Morton salt evaporation plant in Grantsville, Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Visitors exploring the surface at the Bonneville salt flats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Advertising outdoor adventures in Battle Mtn, Nevada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Tesla battery factory west of Reno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A view of the Sierra mountains at Lake Tahoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our 2200 mile journey to Reno was enjoyable despite the 90+ degree temperatures for most of the trip. It’s always a thrill when we can experience parts of the country that are so different from Michigan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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