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Beginning odometer reading

Entering Ely, Nevada

Room 402

Ely is a historic mining town

Tallest building in Nevada from 1929 to 1939

Who doesn't appreciate Clint Eastwood?

 

 

Tallest building in Nevada from 1929 to 1939

View from the gas station

Utah salt

Colorado snow

Comfort Inn, Wheat Ridge, CO

Hearty breakfast

Hillsdale Tavern, Hillsdale, KS

Joachim's neighbor's house

American Eagle carved from a tree trunk!

From Joachim's refrigerator - thanks JK!

Everything lush and green!

Mark and I visiting Luke in KC

Two happy uncles

Thanks for the free parking, Luke.

Erik looks great at H&R Block

As seen on TV

A KU sports bar in KC!

KC Streetcar

Wish I could remember what those four towers are

A return to Hillsdale Tavern
(not as expensive as it looks)

Sam and Betty opened their Parsons home to us - thanks!

Not a good place to walk a boxer

Headed to Oklahoma to visit a Native American casino

Quapaw Casino

One has to buy two when they're $1.50 each

Nice doggy

a little time out

The boxer not to walk on muddy ground

Awesome suite on the Blubaugh estate

This amazing collection of Budweiser beer steins must be worth something

Betty leaving for work

Sam's hobby shop

It was great seeing you, Sam & Betty!

A Radiers fan parked outside of Betty's office - yuck!

My buddy, Jake

The charming State Farm staff

Our 20 acres outside Paola looking good

Everything lush and green!

A little time out for Bob - @ Joachim's house

Added some flowers

What's this? - a brewery in Mission, KS!

A really great west coast IPA called, "Ladder Down!"

Thank you, craft beer breweries,...

Delicious burritos

Waiting for Manijeh and Ryan to wake up

20 out of 126 have passed

Danny and I became friends in 1st grade

PHS Class of 1977 45th Reunion Gathering

Don't worry, be happy!

Proof that Mark works at Walmart

This one's in Olathe

she didn't like the sour

Evening concert at the Miami County Fairgrounds

Holy Trinity Church, Paola, KS

pretty flower

Remembering Len Dawson - at the airport restaurant

Manijeh inspecting our 20 acres

Thanks for sharing your home with us, Joachim!

Timeshare time in Hollister, MO

Nice view of Tablerock Lake

Branson Landing

Blue Moon for the boys

and nachos for all...

A great way and place to wake up...

Short hike to the water

she still takes my breath away...

Stairway leading to the water's edge

Hi Honey

We saw a lot of Route 66 on this journey

First brewery (for us) in the Branson area

Helicopter tours

and no alcohol for Manijeh!

Tiki bar on Lake Taneycomo

"Runaway" mountain coaster!

The dam that makes Taneycomo a lake

as seen from below...

Flood receded enough for us to drive here

This brewery is also a distillery

You can have 3 tastes each for free

Historic Hollister

A British style Pub featuring local brews

A really old hotel lobby in same building as pub

The train from Branson comes through Hollister

Sigh... she's doing it again...

Sunset from our lanai

Kimberling City - north of the Tablerock Lake Dam

Any lakeview land for sale around here?

Turkey Creek Brewery in Hollister

Time for Ryan and Bob to go on that helicopter tour

Vietnam War Memorial

Back at the timeshare

Devil's Pool Restaurant is supposed to have good food

Decided on the Fish House restaurant instead

Why not have ribs at a fish restaurant?

A boat? or a car?

A boat? or a bar?

Interesting wallpaper in the restroom

A good place to end the day - or a visit, too

Albuquerque has breweries, too!

After driving 13+ hours to get here...

America, the beautiful!

Saturday vigil at St. Joseph Church in Barstow, CA

Off The Grid Brewing in Apple Valley, CA
(a little south of Barstow)

Loved the JalapeƱo Lager and the Backcountry IPA

a two-minute walk to get food

Wow! This roadhouse could have been our destination as well!

The southwest eggrolls are a bit spicy for Ryan

So long Barstow. We're headed home.