Wednesday night, August 17, we stayed at a Passport America (half-price) Campground in Russell, Kansas called, Triple J RV Park. It had gravel pull-throughs and lots of trees. It was neat to see the sunset from the park that night. I had to go to a Dollar General store to buy bread; there was no supermarket nearby in the town. Again we left on Thursday morning , August 18, about 8:20 Central Time.
Oil pump west of Russell, Kansas, near mile 180 on I-70 West. There are lots of these oil pumps around this area.
These grain elevators are near a RR line near mile 175 on I-70.
This neat Kansas farm was near mile 156 on I-70 
This old Kansas barn was near mile 170, toward western Kansas.
We think they were oil drilling here in western Kansas, near mile 74 on I-70 West
See how flat western Kansas is? It is so different from Eastern Kansas. This is a typical road scene for this part of I-70, near mile 72
What an interesting old barn, here in Kansas near mile 69!
They really seem to treasure their sunflowers here, near Colby, Kansas.
This style of "Welcome to Colorado" Sign has been around for many years. Jim took a photo of this style in the 1950's when he went out West, from Chesterland, Ohio, with Ed Post at age 14.
This is flat farmland in Eastern Colorado, so different from Western Colorado!
This looks like a busy Colorado farm, near mile 419 on I-70
This is a typical road scene on I-70 in Eastern Colorado. You can really see for miles. It sure isn't as green as Eastern Kansas!
This farmer's windmill pumps water for the cattle, near Limon & mile 361. We will soon take a short cut over to I-25 & Castle Rock, Colorado
This is where State Route 86 leaves I-70, near Limon, and heads directly west to I-25 . This is our shortcut.
This is what the two-lane road looks like as we head west, going through Kiowa toward Castle Rock.
I call this a ribbon highway beacause it looks like a ribbon unfurled. Note the up and down hills ahead.
This is a cowboy corral where they round up the cattle or horses into the corral and then load them onto a truck, using the ramp.
Oil pump west of Russell, Kansas, near mile 180 on I-70 West. There are lots of these oil pumps around this area.
These grain elevators are near a RR line near mile 175 on I-70.
This neat Kansas farm was near mile 156 on I-70 We saw lots of these fields of sunflowers in this part of Kansas.
This old Kansas barn was near mile 170, toward western Kansas.
We think they were oil drilling here in western Kansas, near mile 74 on I-70 West
See how flat western Kansas is? It is so different from Eastern Kansas. This is a typical road scene for this part of I-70, near mile 72
What an interesting old barn, here in Kansas near mile 69!
They really seem to treasure their sunflowers here, near Colby, Kansas.
This style of "Welcome to Colorado" Sign has been around for many years. Jim took a photo of this style in the 1950's when he went out West, from Chesterland, Ohio, with Ed Post at age 14.
This is flat farmland in Eastern Colorado, so different from Western Colorado!
This looks like a busy Colorado farm, near mile 419 on I-70
This is a typical road scene on I-70 in Eastern Colorado. You can really see for miles. It sure isn't as green as Eastern Kansas!
This farmer's windmill pumps water for the cattle, near Limon & mile 361. We will soon take a short cut over to I-25 & Castle Rock, Colorado
This is where State Route 86 leaves I-70, near Limon, and heads directly west to I-25 . This is our shortcut.
This is what the two-lane road looks like as we head west, going through Kiowa toward Castle Rock.
I call this a ribbon highway beacause it looks like a ribbon unfurled. Note the up and down hills ahead.This is a cowboy corral where they round up the cattle or horses into the corral and then load them onto a truck, using the ramp.Here is another Colorado barn, off Highway 86, near Kiowa.
This pretty barn is between Kiowa & Elizabeth on Highway 86.
The color of this barn matches the house, also between Kiowa & Elizabeth on Highway 86.
This cute litte house is in the town of Elizabeth on Highway 86.
This Colorado Barn is near Franktown on Highway 86.
If you are wondering what this is, it is our refrigerator being held closed by a chair with all sorts of books & food storage to weigh it down. We had so much trouble with this refrigerator! First of all, we had a new cooling unit put in it just before we left Georgia to the tune of $2200.00! Then on the trip, the refrigerator door kept buzzing that it was open, even though it really wasn't, and then would shut OFF! Once we arrived in Castle Rock, we called the nearest Camping World, since it was still under warrenty, for an appointment at 8 am Friday morning to fix it.
This pretty barn is between Kiowa & Elizabeth on Highway 86.
The color of this barn matches the house, also between Kiowa & Elizabeth on Highway 86.
This cute litte house is in the town of Elizabeth on Highway 86.
This Colorado Barn is near Franktown on Highway 86.
If you are wondering what this is, it is our refrigerator being held closed by a chair with all sorts of books & food storage to weigh it down. We had so much trouble with this refrigerator! First of all, we had a new cooling unit put in it just before we left Georgia to the tune of $2200.00! Then on the trip, the refrigerator door kept buzzing that it was open, even though it really wasn't, and then would shut OFF! Once we arrived in Castle Rock, we called the nearest Camping World, since it was still under warrenty, for an appointment at 8 am Friday morning to fix it. You will have to wait ...for..."the rest of the story"!
We arrived in Castle Rock or Castle Pines about 2:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. This was a planned stop to see Jeneane Elliott, our friend from the Crystal River area of Florida, who had since moved back to Colorado. Jeneane had returned to Florida, from a two year mission to Italy, in March or April of this year. We had dinner with her and saw her new house. It was so good to see her! We then stayed the night in a nearby Wal-Mart parking lot, so that we could drive across Denver in rush hour traffic to make our 8 am appointment.
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