We had traveled to Gallup, NM so we could visit the Chaco Culture National Historic Park, but learned from our RV Park Hosts that the roads were not passable for a Class C RV. So instead we visited El Morro National Monument featuring 2,000 signatures carved into sandstone dating back to ancient Pueblo times. We hiked up to the top of El Morro where we explored a pueblo that once housed over 1,500 people.

From El Morro we traveled past Albuquerque and Santa Fe and spent the night at a four site RV campground overlooking a range with buffalo. The following day was a long drive to Guymon, OK where we stayed at the Corral Drive-In Campground a) with an old Drive-In Theater and b) a wizard who fixed our side-door step that had stopped working. BTW: We rate campgrounds by a) space (how tight are we packed in) and b) bathrooms/showers – Corral Drive-In Campground gets an A+.

Next a long drive to Salina, KS where along the way we received Tornado Alerts. The winds were blowing and the skies menacing. We stopped by the Santa Fe Trail Museum in Latham, KS where a) we got great advice on waiting out and navigating tornados and b) visited the Museum which for the small town (population 100) was incredible. We made it safely to Salina!

Today has been a BONUS DAY. We traveled to Manhattan, Kansas, the original home town/office of the Learning Resources Network (LERN), stopping first at the University of Man (UFM), one of the leading community education programs when we first got involved in community education. We visited UFM to attend a Quaker Meeting, but unfortunately no one else was there! Next we connected with LERN staff member, Gale Hughes, who Greg has worked with for 20+ years, and her husband Paul for a day of catching up and an incredible Mexican dinner.

BTW: Stargazer now has a dead headlight that we hope to get fixed before heading to Hamilton, MO for a day of quilt stores and expert quilters!