Saturday, August 23rd
Today was a travel day.  We got up at 6:00 am and took off for Dodge City, Kansas.  When you leave Tulsa going northwest the trees immediately become fewer and smaller.  We still saw many working oil wells in northern Oklahoma.  But the most striking part of the trip for us was the number of wind farms.  Many large windmills dot the landscape in Kansas.  We were glad to see that and hope they are contributing to the grid.  By the time we got to Dodge City, you can tell we are beginning to enter the West.  Open prairie and dry and dusty with plenty of wind.  We are staying at the Gunsmoke RV park just down the street from the old town of Dodge City and Boot Hill.  This is the city the TV show, Gunsmoke, was based on though it was fictional.  The Long Branch Saloon is real and is right down the street.  The saloon was a favorite watering hole for the cowboys and was frequented by characters like Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp.

This RV Park is pretty nice and we have all the amenities; cable, wifi, etc. It looks like they cater primarily to people who are doing what we are doing...passing through.  Many RVs have rolled in right behind us.

Tomorrow, we are off again to Colorado Springs, CO.