Candlewood Suites Topeka, Ks

... out at me when I waved. I was tickled by that. The very small gorilla enclosure was heartbreaking. We found one lone gorilla lounging very close to the glass, with sad, brooding eyes. <br><br>Next we came upon the lion exhibit, but keepers were busy repairing a fountain and maintaining the enclosure. One of the keepers told us to come back in about 10 minutes as the lions were eating and weren't ready to be out. We wandered farther along the path and were astonished to see two ...

One hundred and eight miles! The weather cooperated especially after last night, we had the tornado sirens going off and they brought the second floor guests down to the first floor hallway. Lot's of thunder and lightning along with the rain. The morning looked great but as the day warmed sodid the clouds and toight should be interesting. Last nights half way ...

... that have them! It's amazing how the light seems to emanate from them, when there is no outside light coming through them! We then took a drive through Atcheson, Kansas (we've now been to Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe, but in reverse order!), which is known as the "most haunted town in America" - boasting of many haunted mansions. There certainly are a lot of beautiful, BIG, old homes there! Atcheson is also the home of ...

... saw some oil wells. They look a lot smaller than the ones on TV. Maybe those are in Texas. As they say; everything's bigger in Texas. We did stop for some ice cream. DQ banana splits. We had dinner at Red Robin even though there was a Denny's in town. Our Waiter/bartender Brandon Hall is also a biker. He rides an 03 red Honda Shadow 750 Spirit. Erin and Randa our hostesses offered some ...

We left Mount Vernon Illinois this morning and found the Old Route 66 Bridge going from Illinois to Missouri.  As you can see Bill wasn't sure which way to go he was between states. We walked 3/4 of the way across and I took these pictures of the water flowing across the rocks which I guess this is where the name Chain of Rocks Bridge.  The rest of the day was spent just driving from one city to another Kansas City Missouri then Kansas City Kansas.  So far the ...

We're not in Kansas anymore Toto. Wait... yeah we are, never mind. We're in Topeka. Heh, thats fun to say... Topeka Topeka Topeka..yeah Kali's weird... :]] Alrightt, entry 3 here we go. We started out the day in Wyoming, and got free breakfast in the hotel we. stayed at. There was cereal, mini bagels [they were sooo cute, Mom and I ate some :D], mini cinnamon rolls, 4 types of juices, muffins, and I forgot what else... but the bagels and rolls were yummy. ;D ...

... once you get near them. Chickens, roosters, turkeys, pigeons... were running amok. In several fenced areas, they had two different types of foxes. They also had some beautiful coyotes. Let us see what else was there... oh yea pigs, an ass, buffalo, and yes a six-legged cow. Poor thing had two hind legs growing out of his okole (much like it was giving birth). but no these legs were ...

... Did I mention that Linda Vaughn (Miss Hurst Shifter) was in the GM Performance booth the past two days? Looks like she went home today. Right now there's a bunch of people sitting along the major roadway outside the hotel with a sign that says "smoke em if you got em" Dave's filming, but there's not too much to see - yet. Off to Lincoln, NE tomorrow, hoping the dry weather holds out for us. I've got some editing to do, Good Night! Amy

OK. Almost 10pm and our flight leaves in 13.5 hours and finally almost everything is done so I can start packing. There's always so much to do at work and at home to get ready to be gone for 2.5 weeks. But why should I complain?! We're going to Italy!

... Check out the photos and you'll see. It was in the little town of Goodland, KS. You can read the name on the water tower in the background. Notice the size comparison to the easel. Long drive west today. Made it to Colorado Springs. Going to go slow from here on out. Not much more to report, but the amazing sunsets took my breath away once again. -cmart