Kansas to Colorado finally!

We Are Behind a day... bare with us....we did not have Internet connection on Sunday night... we will catch up soon....


Side jog to scenic byway to see Wilson Lake.

Stopped in an antique store in Hays Kansas that was an old department store.
The woman shipped over conatainers loads of items she bought in Scotland, and from boot sales in Glasgow.
Louise got a straw summer cowboy hat and is all set to become a westerner.
Another side trip to monument rocks also called the chalk pyramids.
White knuckle drive down a dirt road with center ruts that were so deep the bottom of the car was hitting dirt.
I didn't think it would ever end, but finally
we had to turn right and the road became a harder compacted gravel.
We were 1 of 2 vehicles then another 2 arrived.
The sky had finally cleared with bright sun and a clear blue sky as far as the eye could see. I think Kansas has some of bluest sky around.

In Goodland we stopped to see the world's largest Van Gogh. A huge steel sculpture depicting sunflowers of course for kansas. It was presented bu the Rotary.
Tried to visit another antique store on Main and 17th but it was by appt on Sunday.
Found a tin man for Louise
Left Oz behind without seeing Toto or the yellow brick road. We got a sneak peek at a witch.

Made it into Limon Colorado on the last fumes in the tank. Gas stations few and far between.

I deserved a Coors Light after the driving today so pizza hut was the choice.
There are still small patches of snow along the road side in the crevices.
Louise took over to get us the rest of the way to Denver and a motel in Wheat Ridge
The mountains were cloud covered but we could see some snow up there
and almost a purplish haze.