July 11th
Licia writes:
Hi all!
We have just spent a wonderful two days with Kim and Andy,
Matthew and Michael. Thank you so
much for taking in weary travelers and showing us such a good time. It was great to spend time with all of
you and to enjoy playing with the boys!
They are growing up so fast.
Many thanks for the use of the washer and dryer that didn’t stop the
whole time we were there!!
Pete started driving again across the grasslands and fields
of Colorado. You can see for miles
in all directions. I swear the sky
is much bigger out here. As we saw
in South Dakota and Nebraska it is primarily ranches and farms. Although in this part of Colorado,(the
southern route) it is more populated.
The towns we went through today after Denver, had about 4000 people
instead of 400 people.
Occasionally we drove past beef cattle stock-yards or
milking cow stock-yards. Hundreds
of animals all contained in small fenced off areas next to each other. It must be similar to old- fashioned
round-ups. The one distinguishing
characteristic of all of them was the smell. Boy, do they stink with so much manure in one place.
Tomorrow we follow the Santa Fe Trail with stops at an early trading post fort and in the famous Dodge City. Who knows, we may even witness a gun fight on Front Street!
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