HOME AGAIN!  Today it was 351 miles from Escanaba MI to St. Johns!  The first 140 miles on the northern edge of Lake Michigan, on 2-lane route 2, were in pouring rain.  The Mighty Mac bridge was largely in fog and there were high-wind warnings for trucks and RVs.  You could only see one tower at a time due to the low visibility.  But the further south we got into the lower peninsula the brighter and drier it became, and warmer as well.  By the time we got to St. Johns it was hot and muggy with the temp in the mid-80s, 30+ degrees warmer than in the U.P.
It was a great trip, even better than we had anticipated.  All arrangements Alice had worked out in advance went perfectly, and we did some editing as we went along which also went well.  We had 4 inches of snow in Sheridan WY just before we crossed the Bighorn Mountains en route to Cody but nothing that slowed us down very much.  Overall, we were blessed with excellent weather.  It probably wouldn't be wise to travel out there much later because forecasts of snow were becoming more frequent, especially up in Montana and North Dakota.
Thanks to Suzie for taking great care of Casa Murphy over the 25 days we were gone.
Total mileage was 4,272.  79 hrs 13 mins on the road.
Take care all.
P.S.  Fall colors in the U.P. we're great.  It's still mainly green down here in St. Johns.