NY to AZ: Day One

Eleven hours in the car. We woke up at 5:30, and I stayed awake for the beginning of the drive so that I could bid adieu to all those topographic features that will be absent in Phoenix: hills, trees, greenery. I took over in Ohio, where we drove through Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, in that order. Right outside of Cincinnati, a great iron bridge spans the Ohio River (?) and the OH/KY border. We spent eleven hours in the car today, thankfully the longest driving stint we'll have to endure this trip.