Heading West!: Tuesday morning

So... quick update... we left PA around 2:00 pm on Sunday, picked up Reg at 3 and were in Colorado lines by 11:00 am the next morning (remember we are 2 hours behind) ... that's called - straight through. :-) We had little traffic and great weather, so with trading off driving, it was smooth sailing.

Our first stop was my old town of Burlington, Co. We stopped where I used to live which happens to be across the street from the Kit Carson County Fairgrounds - my old stomping grounds. The county fair ended last Saturday, but there is an OLD, beautiful carousel that I remember riding...and it was open! Oddly enough, dad's old secretary, Marion, was the one at the ticket booth (25 cents to ride). So, I was able to get Uncle Reg and Randy both on it. She swirled us around as I rode the lion...and before Randy was completely sick, the ride was over. We also went by my elementary school and I left a note on an old friend of our's, Cindy's door. Not much else to see in that never-changing-town. Off on I-70 in the plains again to Colorado Springs where Pikes Peak was at our backdoor for the night. We visited the Air Force Academy Air Force Academy (beautiful chapel and grounds), Garden of the Gods Garden of the Gods (incredible scenery and a BIG muledeer...I think Randy took more pictures of that then anything...lol) , and ended the night with a few drinks and pizza across from our campground. Beautiful campground and clean which is always a prerequisite. :-) Randy was up at the crack of dawn - not even... it was 5:00 AM! and being quiet - NOT - Reg and I were both up too. We are leaving soon to go to the top of Pikes Peak. Once we are done with that, we are going to hitch back up to the trailer and then off to the Royal Gorge Royal Gorge - a bridge about 1,100 feet up that we will go over. After that, we will meet the kids and mom and Bruce in Salida and spend the night there. Phew...is this vacation?

Kansas windmills... for MILES....