Day 43: Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL

It was not without a little sadness that we set out today, the very last day of this amazing adventure we've been on. It's a bit of a blur at times, the amount that we've seen (and yet, how much is left to be seen!). Our drive began in slow motion, surrounded by spacious, sometimes-tedious landscapes. And then, half-way through, the whole thing went into warp speed. A few minutes thinking about the trip and—bam—just like that, we were on the outskirts of Chicago.

After spending quite a bit of time removing our lives from every nook and cranny of the car, we said our goodbyes. It's almost become a bit of a mascot on the trip. I think it will be a few days before we stop looking for it in parking lots and scoping out good places to take a picture of the old girl. But before we wax nostalgic for too long, we'll move on to a grand conclusion post with some of our collected thoughts on the car, the journey, Alaska, and everything in between.