The Three L’s Travel The West

This morning we were up and at ’em early.  I packed up our bags while showers were being taken.  We had one of the best continental breakfasts so far in our journey.  There were omelettes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy along with your normal continental breakfast fare.  We chowed down as we knew a long day lay ahead of us.

After packing up the car, we drove to Boot Hill Museum.  We toured the museum and the reconstructed Front Street buildings.  There were an amazing amount of authentic artifacts on display, and well worth the admittance fee.  We also viewed the cemetary and the jail.

After this, we headed for a nearby tire shop to check on the Buick’s tires.  The man there took one look at the front driver’s tire and saw the problem immediately.  Apparently there was a flat spot indicating a separation was going on.  This would have lead to a blowout or flat tire.  YIKES! 

Two new front tires later, we started heading west toward Colorado Springs.  We were glad to get out of Dodge!  It was already 100 degrees by the time we left town.  So hot!

Our drive to Colorado Springs was uneventful, other than it seemed to take forever.  We really couldn’t pin down why.  Yes, it was flat. Yes, there were thousands of cows in feed lots.  Yes, there were many fields of corn we passed.  The weather did turn ugly as we drew near Colorado Springs.  The skies darkened and the rain started to come down.  We saw many lightening strikes that made Louie wonder if he would be swimming tonight.

We found the hotel with no problems (thank you GPS).  I checked in and was delighted to have a ground floor room that was not on the highway side of the building.  As we unloaded, we noticed the temperature was definitely cooler here, and the wind was fierce; no doubt due to the storms we passed through.

Dinner at Village Inn next to the hotel.  Unremarkable, and slow service.  Will definitely pass them up next time.  We walked back to our room and got ready for bed.  Very tired and cranky after today’s drive.  Hoping better things for tomorrow as we have lots to see and do.

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