We are making seriously good time on this roadtrip. I think we are a full day ahead of schedule! We have driven about 650 miles each day since Friday, and are now in Couer d’Alene, Idaho. Today’s route: 90 from Sheridan, Wyoming straight on through to Couer d’Alene, Idaho. One road, 650 miles! Montana is much more picturesque than Wyoming. It is named Big Sky Country for a good reason. It seems to be rather sparsely populated and everyone has a view of verdant hills teeming with evergreens or snow-capped mountains. The skies are enormous and blue and filled with puffy white and gray clouds. Here is a photo of our hotel from last night, which used to be a flour mill: I can’t believe I’ve been getting up at 5:45 every morning since Friday. It’s actually not as hard to do when you go to bed by 9:30 p.m.! First thing after waking up, I put on my shorts and hoodie and running shoes and take Tilly outside for a short jog. We’ve been going about a mile or so, which is not very far for someone who’s supposed to be training for a marathon, but I’m on limited time and I’ve got a dog who probably can’t go as far as I need to. Anyway, I think I’m doing good to be getting any exercise at ALL on a cross country roadtrip. This morning I let Tilly off-leash in the hotel parking lot (it’s fenced on 3 sides from the street with a nice grassy area at the back), and ran her from one side to the other at top speed for a few minutes. She can outrun me, easily, even when I sprint. She has this awesome bounding run and she’ll cross diagonally in front of me […]