{"id":1675,"date":"2026-07-14T21:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ken-beck.com\/words\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:28:52","slug":"travelogue-4a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ken-beck.com\/words\/2026\/07\/travelogue-4a\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue 4a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heading back East…<\/p>\n\n\n

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my fried head!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It was time to head back. I had Randy, a Jedi Tow-Master, get my rig from his property to the road down to I-25. It was early AM, I was all packed up, I’d cleared a few obvious obstacles. Randy appeared right on time. Not sure how he did it. Maybe he heard me fooling around. I was awake, but I was also sort of raw-nerve exhausted. Basically, I’m a curmudgeon and this trip had been a massive social event. I was planning on stopping by Phil DeWalt’s on the way back in KC. He was doing a Mandolin Orchestra of Kansas City concert, and I was keen to be there. But I did not reserve any campsites; I wanted to take two days\/nights to get to KC. I wanted to use some RVer software to find stops, either free of charge or cheap. I didn’t really care to take the exact same route back that I had taken on the way out. The software is called AllStays Camp & RV<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first stop that fit my requirements was the Cimarron River National Grasslands Campground<\/a>. It’s basically north of Route 27 near Elkhart, Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n

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All set up at Cimarron River, taking a hike. My rig from a distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I didn’t bother to unhitch. I wasn’t planning on going anywhere. I was looking for efficiency. I went for a stroll or two and took some photos…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Keepin’ the critters out of the trash bin!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Signage…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Observation point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Lay of the land 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Lay of the land 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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