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A visit with friends
... Canyon anywhere, never mind driving along a major interstate highway.
At any rate, we arrived in Louisville, Colorado, between Boulder and Denver, around 5 on Thursday afternoon. we were treated to Bill's homemade beef stew, a glass of wine and an evening of relaxed conversation. Over the next three days, Marcy and I walked, went to a yoga class, tried on clothes (weeding out closets), shopped, ...
Wakey-Wakey Eggs & Bakey!
Last night, I was able to rest up better than the night before so I'm ready to rock with getting work done.
I woke up in Colorado this morning! It's pretty much what I expected of grassy plains and farmland but am wondering if I'll get to see part of the Rockies on today's journey? That would be cool.
Today I feel like I'm being anti-social. Decided to walk into the dining car to see what's on the menu ...
Five-legged cow
... caught sight of it).
The faceless building didn't look like much but we walked into a bizarre gift shop adorned with every type of stuffed animal and filled with every imaginable type of junk to buy.
We were greeted by a squashed potato of a man who said if we wanted to get our cameras and pay nine dollars each it was time to feed the five-legged cow.
Not being familiar with Kansas euphemisms ...
Flat
A few people en route who have listened to our plans to drive back to New York have all offered similar remarks about Kansas. Basically that it is flat and boring.
There is some variety amidst the crops and farm buildings, different shades of green, yellow and brown are interspersed with the odd house, shed or barn. Also, as we have observed in other landlocked states, every other farm seems to own ...
Oakley, KS
Well, today we left Boonville for Oakley. Kansas, well it's Kansas. Flattest land we've ever seen. The highlight of the trip was the wind turbines along I-70. It turned out to be the largest wind farm in Kansas, Smoky Hills Wind Farm. There were wind turbines everywhere. I've included a few pics we took today for your enjoyment and amusement. So far, this isn't such an interesting travel pod. After 5 weeks, maybe we'll get better at it. Looking forward to the Rockies and ...
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