October 13 2023 Day 6 Junction City Missouri to Bolivar Missouri 265 miles
When we looked out the window this morning you could hardly tell it had rained. The asphalt parking lot didn’t look wet. The skies are partly cloudy but the wind is still blowing.
Our hotel had no ice machine. The freezer did have ice cube trays if you knew to fill them. That required a stop at Walmart to get ice. Fortunately it is on the way out of town. Rob was able to fit almost all of the ice in the cooler even though is was rather full.
The skies remained mostly cloudy all day. No rain but lots of wind. Occasionally a short distance would be out of the wind. The flags are flying straight out.
For the first part of the day the landscape was rolling hills. Then it flattened out again and then back to the hills. Deciduous trees now dot the landscape. Most have not turned colors yet. The first part of the trip is through the Flint Hills. They are so named due to the flint that is near the surface. On top of one of the hills are flat metal sculptures of a covered wagon and rider. On another hill are the Indians.
Still lots of farming and ranching. All the small towns have silos. We stopped in Ottawa Kansas for lunch. Their claim to fame all revolves around agriculture. They make a lot of ice cream. Unfortunately we didn’t eat any because it was too cold.
The road kill count is up today. Mostly raccoons but occasionally other critters. Connie did see another eagle on the ground. Seems such an odd place for them.
Eventually we were on a divided highway with two lanes in each direction. Then as we approached town we were directed onto 1.5 lane local roads to get around the freeway and to our hotel.
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