"Home", sweet "home"

I made it to Oakland last night, after a long, crazy day driving from Blackfoot Idaho, to Oakland. On Tuesday, I'd driven through Yellowstone, which was quite wonderful. But I was getting tired, and cranky, and realizing that I was ready to be done already with this road trip, so I got up early, and drove long. I gained an hour along the way, which helped me get here just in time for dinner. I'm a bit disoriented, and not quite sure which end us up. And, it's HOT here, which I am not enjoying. This is one really, really huge country - you realize how much space there is when you drive across it. In general, I had a good time, but I'm also quite ready to be here - to find my way to getting rid of those quotation marks.