Drive to Oakley, Kansas
August 8, 2015
The actual road trip portion of the vacation began at 5:30 AM. We hit the Galena McDonald’s for some McGriddles (Yum!) and were on the way. It was a long day of driving but the kids handled it very well. I began to read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to them a few chapters at a time. They also played an hour of their devices, read books, and Carson napped a bit. Jeff and I took turns driving and sleeping. Iowa and Kansas are big states, though Kansas is not nearly as flat as I thought it was.
Carson loves the neck cushion.
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| Spencer is a reading machine!
It did get very, very hot in central Kansas. We were driving the entire time so did not have to endure it at all, but I did take pictures as proof. It had cooled down to about 80 by the time we stopped for the night.
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We stopped for the night in Oakley, Kansas and camped at a small campground that was connected to a restaurant. The owner told us that he made a 600 mile weekly trip to Loveland, CO to pick up the pizzas that were made there so the kids and I ordered one and it did not disappoint! Yummy!
There was also a resident cat there that enjoyed posing for pictures. He really wanted to get petted on the belly, but since I am allergic to it, he had to settle for photos. I also got a few pictures of another rainbow. It sprinkles a bit after we were all set up, but then the sun came out in time for a spectacular sunset. Overnight we did get a thunderstorm but there was no wind and just a little thunder and lightning.
Here are a couple pictures from my explorations:
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| I’m not sure what this plant is, but there were signs warning that the prickles sticks to clothes and shoes and hurt the skin. |
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| Our camp set up. Not much shade here but we are leaving early anyway. |
There were cattle grazing in the field and a few were very
interesting in my camera activities.
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| Thunderstorms passing to the south gave us another rainbow! |
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| Gorgeous sunset! |
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