The Three L’s Travel The West

We were up early this morning to pack up our bags and get ready to leave.  It was very hard to say good-bye to April and Arik.  She left to go to work, and we had a small breakfast while packing up. 

Louie loaded up the car and we locked up April’s house.  Our first stop on the way out of town was the post office to mail home a box of souveniers and some items we no longer needed on this trip. 

After taking care of that, we headed north toward Dodge City, Kansas.  We stopped in Dumas, Texas for lunch (Subway, again) and ate our sandwiches in front of the county courthouse.  I also tapped into some Wi-Fi and made our hotel reservations for Dodge City.

We had a bit of concern as we were crossing into Oklahoma.  Our tire pressure light came on, so I pulled into the Shell station in Texhoma and put some air in the tires.  Then reset the warning light.  It didn’t come back on again, but we noticed a shimmy to the front end that didn’t seem to go away.

I was amazed to see how flat it was in this area.  I also noted the oil rigs in the midst of corn fields, backyards, grazing land for cows/horses.  Something I found fascinating was the flatness, but you could see a town coming up; notable by the water tower and the town’s co-op grain silos.  Another 20 miles of nothing, then another little oasis. 

We also passed through Meade, Kansas, site of the infamous Dalton Gang hideout.  We didn’t stop to tour, but I did take a few pictures.

This scenery went on all the way to Dodge City, Kansas.  We arrived at La Quinta, which appeared to be brand new.  Our room was on the second floor, and had not only a fridge, but a flat screen TV as well! 

We opted to have dinner at the local Chinese/Japanese/American food buffet.  It was ok, but not as good as the one back home (in Beaverton–has over 100 items to choose from).  After dinner, Louie and Lynnae wanted to go swimming, so they donned their suits and we headed to the indoor pool.  They swam until 9:30PM while I read.  Then back to the room and into bed for an early start tomorrow.

Miles traveled: 328 miles, average 30.2 MPG 

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