Minnie-Cooper
Moab, Utah
After two wonderful days in Aspen, we packed up and headed for Moab, Utah. All we can say is, HOT! 102°! This makes three days in a row of 100°+ weather, after several days of highs in the upper 90’s. After getting set up at the KOA, our first stop was the pool. We also…
Read MoreAspen, Colorado
We took a picturesque drive from Canon City to Carbondale, Colorado, mostly through remote mountainous regions altitudes of 6,000 to 10,000 feet. We stayed at the Gateway RV Park in Carbondale and backed into our tight, but adequate, RV spot on a cliff above the Rio Grande river. We immediately noticed the signs that read,…
Read MoreThe Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, Cañon City, Colorado
We arrived at the winery in the mid-afternoon sun, 95 degrees plus! Grasshoppers galore! It took a while to get level, but once we did, we walked over to the winery, found a spot in the shade and ordered a wine sampler and a charcuterie tray of prosciuto, mozzarella cheese, green olives and crackers. The…
Read MoreMeade State Park, Kansas
We had a peaceful drive through Kansas farmland and small towns on Highway 54. Meade state park was a beautiful little park with a lake about the size of Green Lake. We took the 2 1/2 mile hike around the lake, then sat underneath the awning and played two games of cribbage. The mosquitoes were…
Read MoreFuller Farms – Severy, Kansas
We left Melissa and Mark’s family with heavy hearts, but knowing we had a wonderful stay. Our first stop on the way home was Fuller Farms near Eureka, Kansas, a Harvest Host location. We felt right at home with their free range chickens, geese, dogs, cats, sheep and a giant thunderstorm that blew in right…
Read MoreMelissa & Mark’s Missouri Farm
We took the short one-hour drive from Bennett Springs State Park to Melissa & Mark’s Missouri farm, stopping for some groceries at Walmart along the way. Having only seen the farm in pictures, the excitement was building as we took the final dirt roads that led to their 120 acre homestead. We were greeted by…
Read MoreBennett Springs State Park, Missouri
Our last travel day before arriving at Melissa and Mark’s, was sunny and hot, 90+. It was our second time staying in Missouri, after staying at a KOA in west St. Louis last summer. Bennett Springs State Park was absolutely beautiful! The camp sites were spacious, with paved parking pads, grassy surroundings, mature trees and…
Read MoreCheney, Kansas
We left Colorado early Sunday morning and listened to Mass as we drove through the countryside, a beautiful, bright blue day in what would be our first stay in Kansas. This day was all about the drive. We deviated from our original plan of taking HWY 70 and staying at a Harvest Host golf course…
Read MoreColorado Springs, Colorado
We woke up at 6am and were on the road by 7am. Karen took the reigns for the first four hours of the dark and gloomy drive. However, the clouds broke and the rest of the drive was decent, all the way to Colorado Springs. We stayed at a brand new KOA campground in…
Read MoreCasper, Wyoming
Day three of our journey was a “no alarm” day. We woke up to sunshine that quickly warmed the temps from the low 40’s to mid-50’s by 9am. We drove over beautiful rolling hills in eastern Montana and northern Wyoming. It was the first time Karen and I had been to Wyoming. The elevation in…
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