Toto...we are in Kansas!!

Had a beautiful drive to Salida, Colorado..about 250 miles or so...Love that state!  About 1600 hours we found our campsite along the Arkansas river..it was state run...$16.00 for the night, no hookups but we were able to have a fire and Ken bar b qued some chicken thighs for him...they looked awesome and I don't like chicken thighs...had a cold night in the camper...would not have wanted to be a tent camper! 

Leaving Colorado National Monument...Balanced Rock

Balanced rock...!!

More of the monument!

Driving through Colorado...Highway 50...

Blue Mesa Lake...highway 50!

Just because I like this red barn!

Going up Monarch Crest...thought of Eric Kay...and Alex Real!

Our first snow sighting...going up Monarch Crest....

Our Campsite outside Salida, CO...along the Arkansas River

from the campsite!

Side view of the campsite...nice...really nice tent pads..

Our ride this am....

Kansas!

Pulling into the campground...Deerfield, KS

Our site...nothing to write home about..but full hookups,
nice owner who came by to see us..and only 1 other person here...

Look Bryan...Bonsai..still alive and in KS...

Our sunset!!!

Set the alarm for 0600 this am..and it was so cold!  We started the generator as we were the only ones camped there!  Left about 0900 and headed out..beautiful drive along the river and the mountains are something else...dieseled up in La Junta Co where we stayed at the KOA and Ken got his America the Beautiful pass ....(senior pass)...and headed on to Kansas ...about 50 miles in we are at a Passport America campground ...no one else here in Deerfield except someone who stays year round..the owner of the campground came by and we had a nice visit...Tomorrow we drive...we are going through Pawhuska OK where the show I love is based out of .....Pioneer Woman...so looking forward to that..because "I'm a stalker".....hahaha...