Tuesday, June 12, 2012

More Kansas & Windy

I think they pump it from here…

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to across the street.  This is about the cheapest from here on out so I topped off the tank.DSC_0044

It was a friggin windy day.  The weather guy on the radio said the winds were up to 30 MPH.  I think they stayed about that.  Fuel mileage dropped down into the 5 MPG range.  If we still had a 40 footer we would have probably pulled over.  The Beast with the tag axle made a BIG difference in the stability.  The 18 tons helped.  The truck behind the Beast did real nice in that it really didn’t sway like the Mariner would have.

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They got some space age machines out here in farm land.DSC_0002

 

We got a sprinkle of rain.DSC_0004

I’ve seen these lightsblinking in years past.DSC_0005

This trucker was making a left turn.  Talk about a tight turn.DSC_0006

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About 100 miles into Colorado the winds died down.DSC_0015  

We did a drive by at the Passport America park in Siebert, CO.  It was barely OK so we just said what the hell and went on.

We stopped at a rest area just out of Denver on I-70 which we decided to spend the night.  It turned out to be a nice little stop.  Not many trucks at all.DSC_0027

The cat was busy.  See the bunnies in the upper left.DSC_0029 DSC_0028DSC_0026

See ya…….