There is a nice rest stop with a scenic overlook just west of Sioux City. I parked and walked out to the cliff edge to see the river and surrounding landscape.
An old couple was out there too. I offered to take their picture but her camera was out of batteries. It was an old film point-and-shoot; her digital was stolen. I had some batteries in the car so I gave her two, but never did take their photo. They were from Iowa and they just met on the road, although it seemed they had been together a long time. We talked a little bit about politics and they were conservative but didn’t like Bush at all, mostly because the country’s broke. They mentioned the government’s failure with Katrina too.
We also agreed that the economy is very complex and there’s not a whole lot anyone can do to affect it in big ways and also that it’s harder to pinpoint how we got to this point than it is to predict where we can go based on our decisions today. Also, gas is expensive!
There was a spigot with free water, so I filled up two gallon jugs and my water bottle.
