We
got on the road from Denver a little before 10am and had an uneventful trip to
the KOA in Wakeeney, KS. I’ve been a fan
of KS roads since we began RVing and this day was no exception. While CO was working on their part of I-70,
they have a ways to go and the road surface improved noticeably as soon as we
crossed the KS state line.
The
drive scenery was about as expected with crops either harvested or about to be
and some giant wind farms – one was about 20 miles long. It never ceases to amaze me how much is grown
in the plains and we can only see a few miles on each side of the road rather
than the couple thousand miles north to south between the US and Canada – it’s
about the same distance, east/west as well.
The
Wakeeney KOA was a decent park and not as tight as many KOA’s and while not
fancy, they are a great overnight stop as they have long pull-thru’s that can
easily accommodate big rigs without unhooking the car. Check-in was smooth and efficient and we were guided to our site.
From
Wakeeney, it was on to Oak Grove, MO (east of KC) for a couple of days in
another KOA. Except for going through
Topeka, the I-70 road surface continued to be very good – you’d think the
Kansas politicians with have good roads through their own capital city.
The
KOA was similar to many we’ve stayed at with semi-level gravel sites and tight
turns. After turning down our first
assigned site, we ended up in one that allowed our satellite dish to work. We were near the office and beside the pool, giving us some extra grass space, and this time of year not much was going on at the pool to disturb us. Utilities and WiFi all worked well.
The
big negative for the KOA was its distance from where we wanted to be as, like most large
cities I've researched, there are few, if any, close-in campgrounds where we can fit.
I
know most RVers like to take the non-interstate roads where more things to see
and do are available, but when driving the coach, I don’t get to enjoy it much
so I want the drive to be as easy as possible and between the east side of
Denver and the west side of KC, I-70 worked well for me. The road was good, the traffic was relatively
light, construction created slower speed limits but no delays, and the winds were pretty light – way less
stressful than some of our days.
Photos
can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
9/25/15
event date
You are making good time and enjoying the scenery as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Larry. Take the roads that you find the most comfortable driving. That's a large rig you have.
ReplyDeleteSam
One of the good things about your blog is that should we travel east you have already documented a journey for us. :) You should be home soon!
ReplyDeleteLarry, 64 days and counting! This has been an epic trip...and it sounds like it was pretty much problem (mechanical issues) free... See ya'll soon! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave & Laurie
ReplyDeleteKansas has always had good roads .... what's up with Topeka. Miss you guys!
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