Oct 2nd, Tues: Kansas

Oct 2nd, Tues:  After leaving Alamosa KOA in Colorado, we continue to head east.  We had picked several routes and by the time we were on way, we were still undecided which way to go.  Our destination is Dodge City, Kansas.  Problem is that there is nothing in southeast Colorado that  we wanted to get to cuz there is nothing here!  With only two routes leaving Colorado to Kansas,  we set Sophie (our GPS) for a campsight.

We wanted to go one way, she took us another!  And we ended up on the Santa Fe Trail, a scenic trail.  Scenic did we read?  Well you've got to look at the pictures to experience what we saw.  Unbelievable!!!!! And this went on for hundred of miles.  And so we drove for 8 hours to get to Dodge City.

But look................we made it into our 36th state:  Kansas - home of Toto and tornados. 

Checked into the Gunsmoke Trav L-Park in Dodge City, Kansas and got a rental car for tomorrow's adventure.  No campfire tonight since they are on a fire ban and have been all summer.  Office lady tells us that they did not even have fireworks this year.

Tonight it is baconista brats that have been marinading all day in German beer, onions, steak sauce.  Wrap them in bacon, grill and you've got one heck of a supper.

P.S.  We left Mountain time and now are in Central time.  Gretchen is still adapting!  And only means that we are getting close to home.

picture:  W. Spanish Peak at 13,682 feet and snow on top.  This is near Cuchara, Colorado
picture:  O give me a home where the deer ..............and the antelope play!
picture:  picture #1 of the "scenic Santa Fe Trail"
picture:  picture #2 of the "scenic Santa Fe Trail"
picture:  picture #3 of the "scenic Santa Fe Trail"
picture:  picture #4 of the "scenic Santa Fe Trail" - the train tracks and telephone poles.
picture:  picture #5 that confirms that we are on the scenic Santa Fe Trail.  Had you fooled?

    Gosh we cannot take much more of this scenery!!!!!  Get us to our campsite asap!

picture:  welcome to Dodge City.  Yee-haw, ride 'em cowboy!