A peek at Life on the Road
Category: 2022 Spring
411 – Towing from Kansas to Nebraska You bet ! We are checking off the states on this trip. A loop tour through southern Gulf states and middle plains and east-central states. We need to fill in the travel map of the states we have camped in. 4/12 – The Golden Spike Grade school … Continue reading The Golden Spike
4/12 – 13 While filling the tank at a local station, the man with the old pickup truck said, “it must have been raining dirt”, “most of the cars are covered”. I turned my head to him and replied, “yes, it was raining dirt last night”. A long line of threatening thunderstorms passed by … Continue reading It Was Raining Dirt
4/10/22 It is a warm day, up to 81 degrees, and a good Sunday afternoon to stroll through the Sedgwick County Zoo. We both enjoy seeing and photographing the animals. Zoo animal photos are challenging and rewarding. You have to shoot through the crowds of people and the sticky finger prints all over the … Continue reading Sedgwick County Zoo
4/9 This blog post goes out to former and current employees who feel a connection with the aviation industry. Thank you Bill C. for listing this as one of the top aviation museum destinations. What makes this place great is not the glitz and polish, but the rich history of Wichita as a center for … Continue reading Kansas Aviation Museum
4/8 – “I’m Going to Wichita”, a rocking song by Seven Nation Army It is a shorter drive day from Oklahoma to Wichita Kansas. A more relaxed start, casual drive and early arrival, nice! Today the winds are strong, cold, and directly from the north. This is causing trailer sway and really, really poor gas … Continue reading Keeper of the Plains, Wichita
4/7 Quartz Mountain is far off the beaten track, there is not much to attract tourists nearby, other than the park. The lake is a prime attraction, and the sandstone mountain scape, and four wheeler tracks on the other side. A short bike ride was good for us during the brisk morning, the afternoon … Continue reading Last Day at Quartz Mountain
4/5 – Drive to Oklahoma We planned on a 10 hour drive from Arkansas to Lone Wolf Oklahoma, based on both of us independently checking route options using various maps and of course Google, the distance is 480 miles. We finally arrived at Quartz Mountain State Park in Lone Wolf, OK at 7:40 PM, … Continue reading Oklahoma, Quartz Mountain State Park
4/3 – Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas Diamonds are actively mined in Africa, but the ninth most productive diamond mine is located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. This is one of a kind location where the general public can visit and dig for diamonds and keep what they find. Over 30,000 diamonds have been retrieved from … Continue reading Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas
4/2/22 William J. Clinton Presidential Library Occasionally I have writer’s cramp, where I just don’t have the inspiration. Both Linda and I had a good day in Little Rock. We like to include some city experience in our travels, Little Rock is near, and we would like to visit the Bill and Hill Library, and … Continue reading Little Rock Arkansas
3/31 – It’s a long drive day to Lake Catherine State Park in Arkansas, 10 hours in the saddle today with breaks. The drive was 85% on local roads. The park is beautiful with spacious sites and full hook ups, and plenty of retired folk and their varied camping rigs. The park is on the … Continue reading Hot Springs Nat’l Park, Arkansas
Retired and Loving It 