Road Trip!!!

Had every intention of going on one more camping trip before cold weather hit. Had a change of plans when government shut down many of parks we would have visited. New plans were then to visit many of the sights listed in our "Roadside Americana" book.

First night out however was to go to the Ogallala-Gothenburg Freshman/Sophomore football game ... Ogallala won 32 to 8 --- Jake scored 24 points, had several good punts, awesome interceptions, outstanding tackles and, of course, his touchdowns! It was cold and windy, but we still had a great time.

Stayed overnight in Gothenburg ... heading out to Cawker City KS to see our first roadside attraction. Enroute we changed course to check out Harlan County Reservoir. Being an Army Corps facility it had just re-opened so we were able to enter the campground area. Very nice, we will be going back. The history of the facility and intended use for agricultural purposes was most interesting.

Next stop - Cawker City, KS - site of the "World's Largest Ball of Twine" -

interesting, now I can say "been there, done that" ...

Next on the list was "Garden of Eden" in Lucas, KS ... unfortunately it was rainy and overcast so had to snag a photo off their website ... a much better shot ...

With stop for the night as McPherson, KS we headed toward I-70. Outside of Lucas the route took us around Lake Wilson where we experienced the remnants of the first snowfall! Talk about a reality check! I mean ... really?

Now, I'm more than happy that we didn't bring the camper, who knows what kind of weather we will be experiencing! Look at that cloud bank ... fortunately we didn't have bad road conditions, just cold temps and winds. Brrrrrrr.