Day 4 September 1, 2025 Torrington Wyoming to Oberlin Kansas 290 miles
The staff at the hotel were so excited about the car. Three of them came out to look. One even offered us a watermelon. Unfortunately we really don’t have a good way to cut it or store it. Two of the staff had opened a farmers market until the owners of the hotel told them they couldn’t do that. Now they have extra produce.
The weather is sunny but cool. The sweatshirts still feel good in the morning. Even though we were very close to the train tracks the sound wasn’t loud. They did blow the whistle at the crossing but not very loud.
We are only seven miles from the border with Nebraska. The terrain really changes at the border. The land flattens out and there is more agriculture. Lots of beef cattle and corn. John Deer equipment seems to be the major player here. Occasionally there are some low rolling hills to see in the distance.
In front of an RV park someone had painted a large propane tank pink, added ears, nose and a twisted tail. It looked very much like an extra large .pig.
Lots of grain silos. One town had a very large sugar processing plant. Must be sugar beets somewhere.
By afternoon the clouds moved in and looked like rain. We only got a few drops so no need to put up the side curtains.
We stopped for lunch at Wendy’s. That place was packed! The crowd must have known that Rob, the big spender, was taking Connie out for her birthday lunch. The freeway exit is nearby which surely added to the crowd.
Sometime during the day we crossed into the Central Time Zone and lost an hour. We arrived at our lodging about 5:30.
The Woodie ran very well today. It seems to like the Midwest with no real hills.
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