In 1948 a friend and I hopped on our Harley's after work on the July 4th weekend. We worked for Sears and Roebucks in KC, MO, our destination was the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. We rode well after midnight and finally stopped at a road side park in Colby, Kansas. Ill prepared, we only had a blanket to throw on the grass. After a few hours fitful sleep and mosquitoes attacking we took off again and arrived on top of Pikes Peak at noon. By coincidence we stopped there for the night last Saturday in our motorhome, much more comfortable this time. Colby is in the Great Plains and the wind blows almost constantly, it's a chore keeping your vehicle straight on the road, motorcycles lean sideways to compensate for the wind.
"Spirit of the Prairie" this statue stands in front of the courthouse in Colby. A mom circa 1885, a young boy propped on her hip waiving a cloth goodbye or hello to her husband. The prairie winds plaster her head-to-foot dress against her.
The next morning we head for Colorado Springs, we start seeing Pikes Peak more than 70 miles away.
You should talk to Tim about tumbleweeds. He knows LOTS about them.
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