Drove through the Ozarks but was somewhat disappointed—not quite sure what I expected, but at the very least a dip on a hot day. Nothing doing. Stopped at a state park and saw the ruins of some rich guys house in the middle of nowhere. In the state park! Drove more. Ended in Wichita. It was dark—I can’t say much. Got up and after a stop at the starbucks, headed for Greensburg. Kansas was a long state. And hot. Sunny. Flat. Did I mention hot? A lot of small towns that seemed sad. Overall, not my favorite. We stopped in Pratt on our way to Greensburg. A bigger small town, but with the Main Street of old. Greensburg itself was cool if just for the fact that we had seen it all before on the documentary –the art center, the water tower. And yes, the big well! They have the biggest well ever dug by hand. It was pretty big and smelled delicious. No shade there though (all trees gone in tornado). Kansas lasted a long time. Had our first Sonic burger. Not too good. Did I mention it was hot?


We also saw a big round barn, built about a hundred years ago. We got to let ourselves in and I raqn around like a mad dog. I don't think my nose stopped twitching the whole time. An artsy shot: (and who doesn't love a good copola?










On we drove, into Oklahoma. More of the same. I will say this; Clare navigated us on to secondary roads that had virtually no other cars, great pavement and high speed limits. Mostly we cut through farms, then ranches. It had its own beauty. Ended up at a lovely Holiday Inn in Raton, New Mexico. This morning we drove through town, and headed for the Enchanted Circle drive on our way to Taos. We saw a couple old towns (one really old), and some lovely foliage.




Tonight we are in Taos—we’ve just returned from walking around the old town square, window shopping—and get this—I actually got to go to a restaurant and sit with the drivers. So what if it was kind of outside, I thought it was very cool and didn’t miss the little morsels I often get when we all share a meal.

Tomorrow, maybe a visit to the pueblo, some old churches, some more foliage. Clare is looking through the stuff she got at the visitor's center. For sure it will be an--you guessed it--adventure!