Our days journey (yesterday) began a little later than ideal. We received an email from a fan then saw a billboard for the Eisenhower museum and library ahead. That would be three presidents in three days. I had misread the sign and thought it was hours ahead, then thought I was wrong and we had missed it. We had no desire to turn back so I figured I could spend two hours on the Internet and fill the need.
Alas we came upon another billboard and we the museum was just ahead. After regretting missing it we could not intentionally pass it by so we stopped in. We were able to park in the shade on what some would consider a sidewalk.
Eisenhower did not suffer the hatred like Lincoln and Truman as president. He did not preside over a war but as a General he had paid his dues in advance. His wartime exploits and WWII were covered in too much detail.
Just down the street from the museum I wanted to stop for a burger. I could say more but . . .
Do you think they could have come up with another name?
Moving along we ran into short times of heavy rain followed by a half hour stopped on the interstate waiting for an accident to be cleared.
We passed oil wells, fields of corn, wheat and sunflowers. It is very pretty looking over the flat landscape with various storms to the right left and behind. No tornadoes. Giant windmills were operating, one of which we passed on a fleet of trucks at a rest stop but I couldn't get a picture because I didn't realize what it was until after we passed it.
Pictures would have been better if we slowed down.After dark we had to drive on a two lane road through heavy rain. It would have been dark if not for the constant lighting. Even in Florida, we had never seen anything like it. Flash, flash, flash. OK, I would have liked to have been in the Gateway arch when it got struck by lightning, but the prospect of our car catching a bolt with the two lightning rods riding on the roof was not as appealing. We did not get struck and made it to the hotel. Even though we crossed into the Mountain time zone and rolled the clocks back an hour, when you are still in the car you do not get the same benefit as an extra hour of sleep.
When we woke up we saw this view. Later in the day we took a paddle boat under the bridge you see and caught some special guests. We were lucky with the weather today. It rained here all day yesterday.
We were able to get the car washed without removing the bikes. The bugs were causing more drag than the bikes.
We visited a Transportation Museum and liked the "Party Wagon" below. It holds 15 passengers (inside and out).
In the trunk you can carry all the important stuff.
This ice box holds 12 bottles with ice in the center compartment.
Holds plenty of glasses. Plastic nesting cups had not been invented yetTomorrow (Sunday) we check out early, ride the Cog Railway up Pike's Peak, then drive to Aspen. Another busy day.
Regards,
Steve & Laurie
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