With the kids

73º here in Marengo, IA  with bright sunshine at 5 pm on Saturday.  We drove the nearly-400 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO to Marengo, IA yesterday -- in the rain until around noon and got  .  

here about 4 pm - had left Cape Girardeau in the rain, but was bright sunshine here at Marengo.

Some pictures taken at the Visitor's Center north of Pawhuska, OK at the Tallgrass Prairie Reserve.

Small building in center of photo is the center.  Had at least
3 volunteer docents giving visitors info.

Unique displays in the center.

Four ladies being goofy

Had a lot of antics with the energy-loaded two-and-a-half year old great grand daughter

Ring around the rosie

Getting hair trimmed

Great granddaughter testing the camper bed with me

Bet you can't find me in my tent.

Enjoying our time here with the kids.  Visited again today with granddaughter and great granddaughter and had pizza with all this evening.

LC

Jessica with the Easter  Bunny this morning.

J

In Cape Girardeau for the night

50 degrees with rain here in Cape Girardeau, MO at 9:00 pm Thursday.  Woke up to rain in Branson and drove in rain most of the 300+ miles to here.  Left Branson about 8 am.  Went to Dolly Parton's Stampede and enjoyed the 30-minute pre-show with the White River Wranglers (the Baldridge boys)

Drove through Mansfield, MO and stopped for brief time at the Laura Engalls Wilder home and museum.

Had supper tonight with brother Don and his wife
Vicki in Cape Girardeau and got to visit a bit.

Wednesday we stopped in Gravette, AR and had lunch
with Phyllis' cousin Don Runyan and his wife Bessie.

The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

north of Pawhuska, OK  

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The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

north of Pawhuska, OK  

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In Pawhuska, OK

In Pawhuska, OK

Swinging bridge at Pawhuska, OK built in 1926

Swinging bridge at Pawhuska, OK built in 1926

In Branson, MO

So, where you been?   Oh, it's me that hasn't been.  Got good WIFI tonight here in Branson, MO.  Just got back from Dolly Parton's Stampede.  Went mostly so we could see/hear the Goldwing Express, known here as the White River Wranglers, do the pre-stampede show.

Having trouble with computer, so won't upload any photos tonight.

Is raining hard right now at the Pea Patch RV just off 76 Highway in Branson at 8:50 pm.  If you have ever been in an RV with it raining you know it is loud -- looks like forecast is for it to rain all night and some tomorrow.  Hope to pull out early in the morning and head for Cape Girardeau, MO where will visit with my brother Don and his wife Vicki tomorrow evening and then Friday head to Marengo, IA in eastern Iowa for the weekend.

We spent two nights near Pawhuska, OK, leaving there this morning.  Visited the sales place (The Merecantile) of the Pioneer Woman, and then yesterday drove some 17 miles north on rock road into The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve  The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is the largest (39,650 acres) protected remnant of tallgrass prairie left on earth. Due to urban sprawl and conversion to cropland, this ecoregion, originally spanning across 14 states from Texas to Minnesota, have left less than 4% remaining of this magnificent landscape. Since 1989, The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma has proven successful at restoring this fully-functioning portion of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem with the use of 2,500 free-ranging bison and a "patch-burn" model approach to prescribed burning.   There was a visitor's center out there in the middle of nowhere and several volunteers giving info on the area.  Quite interesting.  Took a half-day to drive out and back and  the back of the pickup (inside the cap) really got dusty.  

Also walked across a swinging bridge that was built in 1926 and re-worked in the 1970's.  Will show pictures later.

Today we had lunch with a cousin of Phyllis' - Don & Bessie Runyan - in Gravette, Arkansas.

More when have good WIFI, Lynn

In Sanger, Texas overnight

61 degrees with bright sunshine in Sanger, Texas at 8 pm as I start this.  Set up at a KOA campground and will head to Pawhuska, OK tomorrow and tour around the Pioneer Woman stomping grounds.
Spent all day Saturday (from 11 am on) at the 2019 San Angelo Bluegrass Festival until almost 10 pm last night.  Saw each of the 5 groups twice, performing for 45 minutes or an hour each time.  When have better WIFI will upload lots of video I took of the Bluegrass bands.

Have a very slow WIFI here so not sure if can upload photos

Went thru Miles, Texas today

Miles, Texas

Lots of Texas Blue Bonnets

This is for Bobbi Raab!

Lots of Texas Blue Bonnets

The whole Bluegrass Festival is a fund raiser for the Concho Valley Home for Girls, Children's
Emergency Shelter.  They had a lot of items on raffle and Phyllis won this shawl and
purse along with a jacket.  They had probably 100 items during the two-day event.  There were
many sponsors for the bands and lot of donated items.  Unfortunately, there were a lot of empty chairs.

 Even the food was donated and all the sales from it was given to the girls school.

We ate three meals, different item each time, and was good food.

Ate a fine meal about 1:30 pm today at a family restaurant along I-20 and arrived here in Sanger, TX about 4:30 pm and have easy pull-thru needing no leveling, and no need to unhook.

More tomorrow, Lynn

In San Angelo, TX

46 degrees at 9:15 am here in San Anglo, TX.  Rained pretty hard in middle of night.

We left Kenwood just before 8 am Thursday, after spending the night in the trailer.  Turned out we didn't see anything that we missed packing for the inside of the trailer, but later found several things that I missed for setting up the trailer.  Went to a hardware store here and got a few items.
Driving Thursday over the relative flat-land and into the Hill Country of Texas.  Deviated a little from the route and stopped for a while in Bandera for lunch and a little walk-around.

Saw lots of Blue Bonnets, though they were hard
to photograph.  Also, lots of Musk Thistles among them.

Phyllis found a nice blouse on sale here.

Camped along a river at Ingram, TX

Got set up at a KOA in San Angelo, TX and then went to the Bluegrass Festival that is on Friday and Saturday.

Hillbilly Fever

Kody Norris Show

One of the bands,  Concho Grass, a group from

the local area.  The Concho River

runs through San Angelo.

The Baker Family

Ate supper there - good stew and good loaded potato.

I uploaded some videos of lastnight's show - Google "lycamiles you tube".
Getting ready to head back to the Pavilion - about 12 miles from the RV Park.  More later, Lynn

Almost ready to roll -- in morning

77º at 8:30 pm Wednesday - high was 91º for the day with very strong south wind.

Headed west to Weslaco Pueblo Tire this morning and got all new ones for the trailer.

I was able to wash (with The Solution) and wax most of the trailer while they were changing the tires.  Got the part I couldn't reach when back at home and using the stepladder.

Put tape over the dryer vent when Phyllis was done drying clothes.  Have put insulation on all the windows of the house and the Texas Room.  Will put insulation in front door tomorrow.  We have everything moved into the trailer and will sleep there tonight.  That way the bed sheets have been washed and waiting for us this October.  And, if we think of anything overnight that we didn't get in the trailer or the back of the pickup can do in the morning.  Will also shut off water and all electricity except the air conditioner in the morning.

Back door covered.

More from the road, Lynn