Tumbleweeds

It is 19 degrees this morning, with a frost over everything.  We stayed warm and slept well.  Chris in Advanced RV upholstery designed a heavy drape for the front of the van that hooks above the side and front windows and hangs to the floor.  With that insulation, plus a cover he made for the ceiling vent and the wool curtains, we were cozy.   At 7:15AM we are on the road, after coffee, oranges, and hard-boiled eggs.  It is sunny, but stays below freezing with a stiff wind blowing tumbleweeds across the highway. At Hereford’s near Kansas City, we have delicious steakburgers with our friends Jim and Linda.  As we continue west, we are pelted with snow and freezing rain for a few hours. Late in the PM, we pass wind turbines on every hillside as far as we can see, maybe of thousand of them, all spinning slowly.  In Russell, KS, just off the highway between Salina and Hays, we camp at an RV park full of construction workers and welders.  We take a long walk and discover horses, pigs, goats, llamas, donkeys, chickens, and dogs along the way.