February 24, 2016
Departed from Minnesota on
our road trip at 745AM with a temperature of 34 degrees. Not much snow, lots of brown ground until we
reached Lebo, Kansas (our first sign of green grass). Emporia, Kansas showed us an open lake (no ice)! As we traveled the temperature gradually rose
until we reached a high of 56 degrees in Wichita (arrival at 545PM). Judy entertained us along the way in being a
“truck stalker”. Our first overnight at
the Kansas Star Casino was with a little dinner, a little gambling and a little
rest for our next day of travel.
Temperature: Low - 34
degrees, High – 56
Miles: 636
States: MN/IA/KS
February 25, 2016
We took off from our hotel
around 1015AM (temperature 39 degrees) and head off for Oklahoma City to see
the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. We had a 2 hour drive ahead of us to get to
our destination. We were all very
impressed with what they had created for a remembrance for the families, the community,
as well as the country. They had a field
of 168 empty chairs depicting the lives lost (smaller one for the children) and
placed according to where they were in the building at the time of the
explosion. The chairs overlook a
reflection pool and they are all individually lit at night. The survivor wall lists those that were
impacted by this horrific event (many with serious injuries). The survivor tree (90+ year-old American Elm)
stands as a profound symbol of human resilience.
“We come here to remember”
We stopped for lunch at a
restaurant named Braums and it was part grocery store (very fresh food and ice
cream) along with a fast food restaurant.
The food was very good and “no” we did not try the ice cream.
It is still not warm enough for
that!
As we pass through the states
we saw numerous wind turbine farms. It
was very windy, so even though the temperature here is warmer, it is still
cold. We are still heading for warmer
weather! We planned to stop and see the
Cadillac Ranch (located on 40 frontage road), but we must have passed it
without locating it. I guess it will be
saved for another trip.
Our weather lady (Rose)
informed us that our high today was 54 degrees.
An overnight in Tucumcari and
tomorrow Santa Fe!
Miles: 434
States: KS/OK/TX/NM
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