September 21, 2021

What a lovely morning for a walk. The air was chilly and the wind was brisk…I even needed a sweatshirt. I walked the loop around the lake and through the woods.

We traveled today further south and west toward Wichita, continuing on 35 and the Kansas Turnpike. This was a toll road in good conditon, making for an easy drive. Our ride took us through farming country. We passed red barns and tall silos. We passed wind farms and stockyards and fields of cotton, corn, sorghum, soybeans, and hay. The land is flat and open.

We stopped in the town of Pratt. We gathered supplies and used the laundromat. We were really lucky to find another great place to spend the night. Pratt County Veteran’s Memorial Campground sits on Pratt County Lake at an outlet of the Ninnescah River. The park was well-appointed and cared for.

In the evening we went back into town for dinner. The menu at the restaurant reminded us that we were in cattle country. There were lots of beef choices. We don’t often eat red meat…haven’t had it for months…but in land locked Kansas, it is probably not best to choose seafood! We had our filet with mushrooms and onions and blue cheese and they were melt in your mouth delicious! The baked potato served with my meal could have fed a small family!

After that big meal it was nice to enjoy a stroll down Main Street.

As we settled for the night, we could hear owls hooting, geese calling, and a large pack of coyotes howling.