Cross-Country Vacation 2023

  Day 48 - Today's plan is to drive 220 miles in 4 hours. We started the day with a continental breakfast at the Hampton Inn. Finally! After 48 days of traveling I finally used the filters in Google Maps to avoid Interstates and Toll Roads. (Click on any photo to enlarge) After 1.5 hours of driving we stopped at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site  in EAD, Colorado. Unfortunately, it was closed so we continued on.  Another 1.75 hours and we were at Fort Wallace.  This unassuming place was a BIG surprise for us! From the outside it doesn't look like much, but we spent 1.5 hours looking through the museum and walking the grounds. There was no entrance fee, though they do ask for a donation. The amount of history, antiques, and artifacts was unmatched compared to other places we visited. Julie and I highly recommend stopping here. This was another special place that deserves a separate page . Go to  https://travelingvtjs.blogspot.com/p/fort-wallace-muse...

Day 49 - Today's plan is to drive 430 miles in 8 hours across the state of Kansas. We started our morning with breakfast at Kansas Country Inn, ATM stop, then we hit the road.  After a couple hours we stopped at Nicodemus National Historic Site . It is the oldest and only remaining Black Settlement west of the Mississippi. The stories and history of this place made it a worthwhile stop. From here we were definitely in a food desert. Julie and Tripadvisor finally found a place that was a bit off our travel path, but with 5 star reviews we decided it was worth the detour. Grate Expectations in Burr Oak, KS was definitely an interesting place in a very small town (population 140). The people were friendly and the food was good. From Burr Oak, we traveled another 4.5 hours through farm country to our Townhouse Airbnb ; in Kansas City, Kansas. This looked like a brand new home near the Kansas Speedway. It even had a tornado room, which gave us comfort knowing ...