We left West Yellowstone on September 30 and arrived in Hondo, Texas on Oct 14. We headed east first, to Minot, ND. Our youngest, Jeremy, is stationed there and just purchased his first house. We had a wonderful visit with him and his roommates and helped them move their furniture. We played UNO and had lots of laughs. From there we headed south on US 83 which goes from Manitoba to Brownsville. After leaving Minot, we stayed the first night in Bismark, ND at a Wal-Mart. There were bad storms in the area and Claudia wanted a place to duck into if the weather got severe. The rest of the trip we stayed mainly in small city parks which are common in the center of the country. Some of these have utilities and most of them are free. The plains states are not as picturesque as the mountains, but every place has it's own beauty. The undulating landscape of fields in all stages of harvest gave the impression of a large wrinkled quilt. In the north they were harvesting sugar beets. Further on we passed many fields of sunflowers and corn, and expansive grasslands, some of which had grazing cattle or sheep and many oil wells. As we got into Texas, the cotton fields were being harvested.
In Kansas, we cut east to US 283 and took that to Englewood, where the SKP boondockers were having a gathering. They were very welcoming to us and we stayed 4 days. We had hobo stew one night, which was delicious. Each person made their favorite stew and we mixed them all together in a large pot. One of the mornings we had eggs in a bag. You scramble eggs and place in a zip lock bag, add whatever else you want, zip shut and place all the bags in a pot of boiling water. In about 15 minutes they were done, we put the contents in a tortilla and enjoyed. Great breakfast and no dishes to wash. We were invited to visit the grain elevator across the street from the city park where we were staying. Carol, the only woman grain elevator operator in Kansas, gave us a very interesting tour.
Now we are staying about a week in the SKP park in Hondo, TX getting warmed up and taking care of doctor's visits.
One last look at the snow covered mountains in Montana. Time to head someplace warmer.
Jeremy's house.
Parked in our son's driveway in Minot, ND.
Sunflowers bowing their heavy heads.
US 283 in Kansas.
Englewood, KS city park.
The grain elevators were mostly filled with wheat.
One of our neighbors in Englewood. Hope none of them stowed away in the RV!
Sculpted red rocks contrast the bright blue sky.
Smooth hole shaped by wind and rain.
Interesting shapes we saw on our hike.
Many shades of color.
View of different rock layers.
A lizard warming up in the morning sun.
Weather shaped rock sitting on a shelf high above us.
Petroglyph makings on the rock walls.
There are many theories on the significance of petroglyph markings.
Holes inside holes.
