Monday, October 14, 2013

Oct. 14, 2013

Layover in Central Kansas

Extreme southeastern Kansas has ‘hills’.  More like rolling prairie but there is visible elevation change as you look around.  Shortly though as you go west you realize that the ‘hills’ have flattened and everywhere you look is flat broken at times by rows of trees between farms. 

Highway 400, KS

One aspect of flat land is that wind has nothing to stop or alter it.  As soon as we hit flat country the wind started and did not stop or even diminish much.  Yesterday the wind was from the east so we had a tailwind and easy driving.  Today the wind is from the south, steady 20+mph with gusts to 35mph.  Driving a big box in a crosswind (with possible thunder storms) is not much fun (been there).  Tomorrow is supposed to be better so we decided to have a lazy day.  This park has good WIFI internet and TV reception so we are just sitting here watching trees move.

We did stop in Wichita yesterday to visit our first home and take a walk to Dairy Queen for a cone.  Something we did many summer evenings when we lived there.  Same little DQ is still there.  Everything around it has changed but this bit of nostalgia (for us) remains as it was 47 years ago.

Our House, Wichita, KS

We lived in the basement.  Entrance in rear.

Wichita State University

We both took some courses here when we lived in Wichita.

storm brewingA resident's ladder

This ladder is hanging on the back of a RV.  Looks like neither has moved in a while.

RV Park pond

Park we are in has several of these ponds.  Each with large toad population.



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