Awake: 5:38am Temp 46 sleep 5+13 overcast overnight @ Hutchinson, Kansas.
Lots of rain last night so the Melody Acres campground was a little muddy this morning. I chose to back out of our pull thru campsite to avoid getting stuck in the soft earth.
We left Hutchinson @ 10:10am, going north on State Road-61 to I-35 & then headed west on I-70. Smooth roads with some powerful cornering X-winds. As we gain altitude, the fields, mountains & landscape change color; now everything is painted white, snowy white, save for the highway that had been plowed.
We have no cell phone coverage on I-70 so when Kathy chose our next campground, she has no way of knowing if there was a vacancy or not.
Four yrs ago, we stayed overnight @ Seibert, Colorado in the Shady Grove Campground; a small town with an even smaller RV park but it was ok. So today we thought wed do it again. They advertise that their campground is open all year.
Driving into town, the street leading to the campground was not plowed & that campground definitely was not ready for a big rig. So back on I-70 we went.
About (33) miles further west is a KOA in Limon, CO. We arrived @ 5:50pm. They are open & welcomed us with a camp site with a little less snow than Seibert had. Elevation: 5385 ft.
Today's travel: 408 miles 7+54 driving time 82 gal used 5.0 mpg 52 mph avg speed.
Dinner: leftover Italian tuna/spinach casserole with a mixed salad.
We finished watching: "Abandon Ship" with Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, Stephen Boyd, etc. Tyrone is officer suddenly in command of lifeboat holding survivors from sunken luxury liner. Tense, exciting study of people fighting to stay alive while exposed to savage seas and each other. 1957. It was as they advertise. Don't miss this one.
Lights out: 12:18am.
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