We drove from Norfolk, Nebraska yesterday, leaving Bev and Chuck
after a scrumptious lunch and lots of great hospitality. Made it to North
Platte just a bit after sundown. We were headed for Denver and excited about
seeing the Rocky Mountains!
However, late in the evening, we received a note from Bev
alerting us to the possibility of snow in the Rockies. We decided to rise early
and hit the road for a longer drive than usual, in order to make it south of
the Denver area, possibly to Colorado Springs or Pueblo, where we would spend Monday
night. Then, at least we could avoid all the snow and still see the mountains.
But it was not to be, because when we awoke in the morning,
we learned about the newly-named winter storm, “Ajax”. All the towns in
Colorado, and east of there were going to get hit with high winds and snow or rain.
Thus, we headed due south on state highway 83, with an eye
to getting through most of Kansas by the end of our traveling day. Happy that
we left as early as we did, we had a day of driving in warm sunshine, and now
we are headed for the Cimarron National Grassland.
Today in Kansas, we saw our first tumbleweeds of the trip!
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