Vanessa looks down at her navigation screen. She realizes, that Wyoming is not far enough. It is still mid -west. She wanted to go west. Further, west. She thinks about, California. How beautiful it looks on TV. She thinks about the weather, and the beaches. She feels like Wyoming will just be a pit stop. She still wants to see Wyoming. But it isn’t far enough.

She looks at the clock. It is almost noon. Iowa isn’t that far away. That is certain. Vanessa starts to feel different. She isn’t in Ohio anymore. She wonders if she will ever go back. Probably not.

The sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day. The sky is bright and the air is warm. Vanessa has her moon roof open. She takes in the fresh air that is coming toward her. She breathes deeply and completely fills her lungs. Then she exhales slowly. Before long she is entering Iowa.

The traffic is pretty consistent. It didn’t back up at any point. . There are enough cars on the road. But not too many. Over all the drive has been enjoyable.