On our way (July 20-22)

We left Morrison CO, with Mary Sue in Buttercup, to scout out Costco so we would be setting sail with full tanks and provisions.  The stop took longer than planned as the British Open was wrapping up so we watched the final two holes.  Oh what the heck, since it was almost lunch time, we decided to have a Costco polish dog.

Heading northeast on I-76 toward Sterling with Mary Sue having memories of coming this direction over 50 years ago with her family to go pheasant hunting.  They had a 16' Shasta travel trailer (little wings on the back) which worked for 5 people…sure beat camping outside in late November.  Of course there was the fragrance of the feed lots in this part of Colorado which still exists.

Because of the miles we were going to cover on this trip, and an experience with a flat tire two years ago, we decided a tire pressure monitoring system would be a worthwhile investment.  With a few choice words and change in type of valve stem attachments, it was installed before the trip began.  As with any new gadget there are always some tweaks required so with the sun hitting the back rear tire and the outside temperature registering 115 degrees, the TPMS alarm went off to tell us that tire was very hot.  Not too surprising as we were very hot, but it was a good test to learn how to turn off the alarm, then re-set the temperature range. 

I-76 is a very ROUGH road so were glad when we got to I-80 in Nebraska. While we are comfortable with boondocking, the hot temperature and high humidity made certain we would be in search of a park with electrical.  We decided on Maloney Lake SRA, in the vicinity of North Platte, NE, 5 miles south on US 83. We have a new GPS and are using several new apps to locate camping sites so this is the trip for learning curves…good brain development!

Between devices we took the long way around the lake to find the campground, quickly hooked up the electrical and came inside to enjoy the AC.

People were out fishing with the technique being to set your pole out on a stand and keep an eye on it.  Lots of ugly bugs which we later learned were mayflies.

The time had changed to Central, which required more of that learning curve stuff to adjust the clock, and we decided a walk was necessary before it was too dark. Please note the inside temperature, with AC on for several hours, and outside.

It was hot enough after our first day, that we moved at a quick clip for a couple days across Nebraska (cutting up to the northeast corner), then across Iowa.  Look who Mary Sue found in Dubuque, Iowa!