We made it! The world’s largest ball of twine, in Cawker City KS, a long way from….
While in Alamosa CO we toured the Colorado Gator Farm. Way back in Florida, Andrea was pleased to catch a glimpse of Gators. Here we find a few dozen of them in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Seems that they had imported a few Gators to serve as garbage disposals for a fish farm and the buggers thrived! A wild place. Later on 3/26 we spent the afternoon at on outdoor pool…really. While drilling for natural gas in the early 1970’s they struck an underground spring. Water at 110F +. So the pool is open year round and the water is a soothing 99F.
On Thursday we toured the Great Sand Dunes NP. Yet another oddity in the San Luis Valley. The wind pushes stone from the San Juan Mtns across the valley, breaking it into pieces. It builds up at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo into sand dunes as much as 750ft high! Needless to say, it was too windy for us to venture far.
Friday was a long drive to Denver to visit the Penny family. We crossed the Culebra Range at the N La Veta Pass, 9,413ft. As we reached the summit we climbed above the cloud layer into dense fog. Temps went from 20 at dawn, to 59 at the base of the range to 27 at the summit to 60 at the eastern base, all in about 60 miles. A rather “white knuckle” ride.
Arrived in Denver for a three night stay in time to get downtown to the Hard Rock cafe to add some pins to Andrea’s vest. A long day.
Cheers from Kansas!
J&A
We heard that your stay at the Yount’s in Monument was one of the highlights of the trip.
Java and Latte’
Did you stop in Manhattan…the little apple?
By: java and latte yount on April 6, 2008
at 3:23 pm
say now — that is one BF B-O-T! you’re not missing much of spring yet — cold, wet, and late even in Maryland. glad we postponed SpringFling til May this year. see you both then. yes, kimo, i’m comin’ to town!
By: peg on April 7, 2008
at 4:26 pm
There is a lawyer joke somewhere in that picture but I just can’t think of one at this moment.
When you get to Portland make sure you plan time to visit our many brew pubs and maybe time to make your own brand.
By: Dave and Deanna on April 8, 2008
at 1:11 am
Lived outside of Topeka, KS when I was 10-12 yrs old. Look up “flat” in your Funk & Wagnalls and you there is picture of KS. Thanks for checking out the largest ball of twine. Now I don’t have to go to see it. You do know how to have fun.
By: Ron M on April 9, 2008
at 9:04 am
What can compare with the WLBOT? Thanks for a classic photo.
By: david parmelee on April 10, 2008
at 10:04 am