Time to Go-Day 1 and 2

We started our journey out West on October 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM. Not much exciting happened those first two days, because we would literally be on I-70 for days. That first night we stayed in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. We use an app called RV Life which is pretty handy for places to stay, navigation that’s safe for your particular RV, articles, and more. We stopped in Terre Haure, IN, and there were a half dozen RVs staying for the night too. We headed out the next morning, and now we could really see the true scope of “the middle”. Crop fields and flat terrain were as far as the eye could see. The nice part was the driving, as in very easy. For me, driving a 34-foot Class C towing a Bronco was a little intimidating, but I am used to it now. It took a little time to figure it out as in what’s too fast, what it feels like to tow and overcompensate (don’t do it!), how to navigate getting on and off the highway, and how to pull in to a rest area or gas pump. Fortunately, there’s cameras everywhere, so you always know where you are. That didn’t stop me from checking my rearview every 30 seconds to make sure the Bronco was still there! We use a Blue Ox to tow our vehicle which has a 3-fault system. The more I drive towing the vehicle, the more I trust the mechanism. We always check that everything is working properly with the tow before we take off of course, which involves my giving the thumbs up for everything as John goes through the process. Our Bronco has a neutral tow option, so that was a pleasant surprise as we never thought about that when we ordered it a year or more before the RV was even in play. Now I know why so many RVers are towing Jeep Wranglers: the simplicity of flat towing it offers.

Missouri had some great rest stops to walk dogs. We have our Chocolate Lab Quinn (almost 12) and our Sheltie Sulley (2 and a half) with us, and they have faired quite well!

We made it to Kansas that second night and stayed at Kansas City West/Lawrence KOA. It was pretty dark when we got there, and wasn’t well lit, but they had our reservation at the night box, and we pulled in easily enough. One advantage of traveling this time of year is: no crowds! We had no problem getting a site, and we were the last to pull in, and the last to pull out that next morning. The dogs were ready for some better exercise, and this KOA had a huge dog area with a big field behind it where the dogs could go off leash.

You can see some pics in the gallery, but as you can imagine, this KOA was flat, and a little desert-like. They would be closing for the season at the end of October. One drawback of traveling later in the fall is RV places closing for the season. All in all, we’ve had zero issues! So, off to Colorado and things are about to change I’m quite certain.