From the mountains to the plains...

 

Is this some patriotic song, Jim?  Probably, but no bonus points.

We were in a Love's RV Stop last night.  This one is separate from the Travel Center (across the street), and Joan booked us a site to the back, so it was very quiet.  Nothing notable about the stay, other than getting a Godfather's Pizza to take back to the van.  This is my idea of camping!

We cleaned up in the van (didn't use the showers at the RV Stop) and hit the road.  Going north on I-25, we had the Rocky Mountains to the west of us.  And...

 No, we are not going that far on I-25.  We turned east just before Colorado Springs and said good-bye to the mountain views from the van...

 A couple shots with the camera on the Oakleys today...

 The views outside the van quickly turned to rolling prairie and farms...

 Stella hid out much of the morning, then on Joan's lap in the carrier again...

 Keeping the day to just over 300 miles, we decided to try a night at a fairgrounds (they often have RV sites), and into another state...

 Joan said, "I'm guessing you will be reminiscing about your band rat days in Kansas?"  She knows me well.

We stopped for the night in Colby, Kansas.  Fueling up before heading to the fairgrounds, we paid almost a dollar less per gallon than the Colorado fuel prices.  Pulling up at the fairgrounds, we were surprised to see that there was a shade over set up by the entrance, checking in campers.  We had read that there would be stock car races this weekend, but this is for a bluegrass festival being held at the fairground for the next 3 nights.  We got the second to the last site available.  Only $5 more than their usual price because of the festival.  ;-)

They had rain here yesterday, and the grass site we are in was a bit soft.  And lumpy.  It took us a while to find the most level spot on this site and still needed to use our leveling ramps.  First time this trip.

 

The couple at the check-in invited us to "join in on the jam tonight"... no idea how loud or long that will be, but we are in a site near the entrance... I think things will be going on further into the fairgrounds.

Stella and Murphy were happy to be down for the day.  Little Stella was having trouble keeping her eyes open...

 Murphy is just chillin'...

 

I'm hoping we'll all sleep good tonight.

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Joan sent me these photos:

Murphy and Stella taking turns looking out the screen at the sliding door...

 A sign for a Space Force Base...

 

I had no idea what Space Force does.  I had to look it up, since I didn't want to give an opinion based on the comedy series (now cancelled) that starred Steve Carell.  Space Force was established on December 20, 2019. Operating under the Department of the Air Force, its core mission is to protect U.S. and allied interests in, from, and to space, maintaining space superiority and providing space capabilities to joint forces.  So, now you know.