chicago and drive to iowa

Above are some photos of downtown Chicago, which we spent basically all of Wednesday walking. We went to Millennium Park and a bunch of iconic places in Chicago, but didn't get to go up the Sears (now Willis) Tower. I love that city!

Me with the giant bean in the park, there were so many tourist there! It was fun to get this pictures though :)

Chicago theater, we sat outside a cafe across the street and it was a perfect photo opp.

This is the sunset we drove into on the way to Des Moines, Iowa to stay with Mike for a night before our drive to the Badlands. It wasn't too bad of a drive, really beautiful scenery through Illinois, including the huge wind farm that we passed. I drove most of the way, and then for the remaining hour or two got to sit passenger and do some reflecting and writing. The huge open sky on the road is really inspiring, and I attempted to write some poetry and potentially lyrics about it.

The wind farm in Illinois that extends for quite a while. Pretty awesome. We need more renewables!

I will post more about the trip soon- I'm exhausted and we have a 10+ hour drive tomorrow to the Badlands in SD to meet Leah and Tiffany. We'll be starting our first night camping for the next couple weeks across to Seattle! Hope everyone back home is doing well :)