We're on the road again! We stayed a little longer this year because our oldest grandson graduated from high school on May 22 and we couldn't miss that! We left home on May 24. We haven't done a whole lot besides drive across the country, so this will mostly be the campgrounds we stayed at and not filled with a lot of exciting things we did.
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| They are still working on I-40 after Hurricane Helene. |
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| Our first stop was to see my brother and his wife. This is the view from their house that overlooks Pigeon Forge. They're just getting moved in. |
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| John and Holly. We enjoyed meeting them for lunch at Texas Roadhouse and then going to see the house finished. We saw it last fall when it was just dried in. |
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| We stayed at Douglas Dam Headwater Campground near Sevierville, TN for two nights. This was the second time we've stayed here. Site #38 was electric and water for around $31 per night. |
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| In-n-Out has moved their headquarters from California to Tennessee. There are three new restaurants in the Nashville area, and we went to the one in Lebanon as it was on the way to our next stop. |
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| Nothing like a double-double, fries and a shake! |
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| Tuesday, May 26 we spent one night at Cedar Creek Campground in Mt. Juliet, TN. It was a really pretty campground on a lake. We were on site #24 with 50 amp electric and water for $15 with our pass. |
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| The view from our campsite. |
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| We drove into Kentucky... |
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| ...and then Illinois. |
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| Wednesday, May 27 we stayed at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis, IL for one night. Site #34 was 30 amp electric only for $26 per night. I understand they have some trails and a small museum but we didn't have time to check those out. I didn't have time, however, to go across the bridge to Paducah to Hancock Fabrics. I bought fabric for two table runners. |
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| Next state - Missouri. |
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| Thursday, May 28 we stayed at Hickory Ridge Campground in Montgomery City for one night. Site #77 was full hookups for $47.92 with veterans discount. Friday, May 29 we arrived at A Country Charm RV Park in Hamilton, MO for two nights. For some reason I didn't get any pictures of the campground. Site #3 was full hookups for $61.95 per night. The reason we stayed two nights was because we'd been doing a lot of driving and needed a break, and because that's where Missouri Star Quilt Company is located. So Saturday I went and spent a few hours looking through the shops. I bought fabric for two more table runners and just enjoyed the time. |
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| Then it was on to Nebraska. |
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| Sunday, May 31 we stayed at Little River's Edge RV Park in Syracuse, NE for one night. Site #4 was 50 amp electric for $32.78 per night. It was a small campground but very quiet and clean. The owner brought us some firewood but we didn't use it because it was too hot. |
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| This is The Archway in Kearney, NE. We stopped and went in it a couple of years ago, and it was well worth the stop. This time we just drove under it. |
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| Monday, June 1 we stayed at Lafayette Park Campground in Gothenburg, NE for two nights. Site #28 was 50 amp electric and water for 32.78 per night. The campground is in a much larger city park with a lake, walking trail, and fishing pier. It was a beautiful park. |
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| This was the bridge over a canal from the campground to the walking trail. |
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| I stopped and took a picture of the interesting roots on this tree. |
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| The next day we went to the Sod House Museum. I've read about sod houses but have never seen one. They had a small museum inside and the sod house in the back. |
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| I believe she said they made this one in the 1980s. Normally they only last about 25 years, so that's why the roof over this one to preserve it. She said that it would cost about $50,000 to build a new one because only Buffalo Grass will last, and that grass is only available in Oklahoma. When we walked in it was immediately cooler even with the gaps at the top of the walls. |
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| Also in town they have the Pony Express Station Museum. This was an actual pony express relay station that was moved from a ranch nearby and reconstructed. The logs are original. The pony express operated along a 1,966 mile route from April 1860 to October 1861. By then the telegraph was completed coast to coast and the Civil War was beginning. |
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| This is a Pony Express Mochila. It fit over the saddle on the horse. The rider would blow a bugle to let the stationmaster know he was coming, and the stationmaster would saddle up a fresh horse. The rider would throw the mochila over the saddle of the new horse and ride off to the next station. This only took about 90 seconds. |
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| Wyoming snuck up on me so I only got part of the sign. |
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| On Wednesday, June 3 we arrived at Cheyenne Sky RV Park in Cheyenne, WY for three nights. Site #S4, full hookups for $66.69 per night. It doesn't look like much but it was the best option in Cheyenne. Today was cleaning, changing bed, laundry, figuring out where we go from here, and blog day. Tomorrow we have more fun things planned, and then we'll be... ...Roving on By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. Psalm 33:6 |
