2022 Sho’ Me the Ozarks

2022-09-20 Traveling to WaKeeny, Kansas

We are looking forward today to driving down this mountain (8,500′) and getting to the prairie below (5,200′). This was an easy drive, downhill all the way. We passed through Denver, and that was about the most exciting thing that happened today.

We stopped in Genoa, Colorado, for lunch. Unfortunately, the only cafe in town is closed on Tuesday… Population (2020 census) = 183.

So we ate a salad inside the Villa, then we moved on… We saw no people. We heard one car, then later saw one car. Maybe it was the same car…

We continued on the 70 east through eastern Colorado.

Finally we entered Kansas…

We enjoyed the border town of Kanarado…

While in the Rest Stop east of Kanarado we were “tapped” by a big-rig backing out of his parking space…

The campground in WaKeeny was HOT – 99 degrees or more…

As the AC worked to cool down the Villa we enjoyed a little happy hour, then we went inside for dinner. An enjoyable time was had by all…

September 24, 2022 0

2022-09-19 Traveling to Central City, Colorado

Today is an adventure! We are driving over the Rocky Mountains. We are starting at Green River, UT, at 4,000′ elevation.

But first, here are the three oldest grandchildren, ready for school picture day: George X, almost 7, Ian, 8, and Roisin, 9…

We are heading east on the 70… We are traveling across barren Eastern Utah, into Western Colorado.

Once into western Colorado the terrain gets much more interesting…

We stopped at a little town called Rifle, CO, where we had a little lunch. We enjoyed walking the 100 year old downtown…

We continued on. The 70 winds along the Colorado River. We are slowly climbing, but not too rapidly.

The first of several tunnels we went through…

We crested the Vail Pass at 10,666′, then we dropped down to about 9,000′, then we climbed up again to the west entrance of the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel. The elevation here is 11,158. These tunnels are the highest tunnels in the USA.

After exiting the tunnel we dropped down to about 7,000′; this is where we turned off for a short drive to the campground: 7 miles long, and another 1,500′ elevation rise.

My hemoglobin was starving! I needed a long rest.

And an enjoyable time was had by all…

September 23, 2022 0

2022-09-18 Traveling Green River, Utah

After an uneventful night we headed out. From Arizona, back into Nevada, then up the 15 into Utah…

Utah has magnificent geological formations. We took a few photos, but we are on a tight schedule, so we did not stop often or spend too much time being touristy…

We stopped in a little town called Hurricane, UT, to stretch our legs again…

These next photos are the amazing mountains all through Utah…

We soon headed east on the 70. More great mountains!

We continued East…

We arrived in Green River, Utah, and checked into the RV park. It was still hot…

We had been to Green River before, in 2018, on the Southwest Adventure Caravan. We had arrived from the south, and we spent hours at the Historic Museum telling the story of John Wesley Powell. Powell left from here on the Green River, which joins the Colorado River a few miles south of here. He continued on and explored the Colorado through the Grand Canyon…

We are not heading south – we did that in 2018. Tomorrow we continue East. We will drive over the Rocky Mountains, continue through Colorado, Kansas, and into Missouri. In Kansas City we will tour a Frank Lloyd Wright building. We continue east through Missouri and into Illinois to Springfield, where we will see more Frank Lloyd Wright, and all things Abraham Lincoln. Finally we will head south to meet up with the caravan in northern Arkansas…

And an enjoyable time was had by all…

September 22, 2022 0

2022-09-17 Traveling from Redlands, CA

We are off to the east for the first time since Summer 2021! We are joining the Airstream Club International (ACI) in Northern Arkansas for a caravan titled, “Sho’ Me The Ozarks”. We will spend about one month in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri.

First, to get your attention, here is Evelyn, our 4 1/2 year old grand-daughter, ready for her first time playing soccer…