We awoke to clear skies and cool temperatures. This was not going to be a vapor lock day.
LaSalle's engine looked good, I made a few adjustments to her balky voltage regulator. Oil and water consumption were minimal. This car has been running beautifully, she is smooth, quiet and reasonably fast.
We proceeded northeast via US 54 to Liberal, KS through the Oklahoma panhandle. This was a working corner of the breadbasket. Scenery was minimal and traffic was surprisingly heavy with cattle, corn, and farm equipment trucks.
North of "you dirty, rotten Liberal" Kansas, we switched to US 83, a route I've never been on. This good quality N-S road bisects Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. You like ethanol? Well, there are miles and miles and miles of cornfields to satisfy your need. Just to break the monotony, we did find one or two fields of bright yellow sunflowers smiling at us.
Oakley Kansas brought us: The birthplace of Wild Bill Hikock. There was a very impressive sculpture and cabin marking the spot. How our entertainment has changed.
We still do have some travelling shows, NASCAR and sports teams performing weekly before millions. But nothing like the vaudeville of Wild Bill and Annie Oakley.
North of Oakley heading into Nebraska the terrain developed a few wrinkles and the roadway turned into undulating ribbon. It was fun to drive and the LaSalle took to it well. We were almost to South Dakota when a nice Roadhouse Hotel and restaurant showed up. I thought we could go a bit farther, but it was 60 miles or more to the next town.
How good are the LaSalle's headlights? Not very, so it seemed best to call it a day. So here we are, relaxing after a steak dinner in this comfortable Roadhouse Hotel.
1 comment:
A 1935 Dodge would not have voltage regulator trouble. Wipers always work, too.
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