Ocean Shores to Witchita

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I believe it is time to thank some of the people who have made our trip better for having met them: Emma at JRs Brick House Diner in Ellis, Kansas/Deven at the Packard Tavern in Pendleton, Oregon (he spent a good 20 minutes looking for ESPN+ so we could watch an Arsenal match, then I think he talked his manager into subscribing to the streaming service)/Theresa and the staff at GMC of Burley, Colorado for looking at our van, at no charge, and making a much appreciated pot of coffee/Ray, our tow truck driver who picked us up in Independence, Kansas and drove us back to Wichita providing an almost non-stop biography (brilliant)/Hunter and staff at Mercedes, Wichita for fixing the high pitched squeak coming from the right rear tire and welcoming us back to Wichita last night - van in tow!/Liz and Grant at the Community Kindness of Eastern Oregon Thrift Store - huge Union Jack painted on the outside, providing John with the Toby Mug and Maynard's wine gums.

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Photos

Reminder
First thing I saw as I climbed out of Ray’s tow truck.

Return to Wichita
Enough said.

Kansas
Disconcerting, yet strangely comfortin.

Kansas
Home of Emma at JR’s Brick House.

Howdy
No judgement.

Nine Mile Canyon
Channeled my inner Erich von Daniken.

Who left these for us?
Can’t have too many photos of petroglyphs.

Wasn’t us
Of course the initials that someone carved into the site were J+C.

Price, Oregon
Arsenal match and coffe.

Packard Tavern
Thank you Deven.

Comments

[Leslie Amman]

Loving the blog! Living vicariously through your open road travels. 👏🫡