Kevin put in at least seven more hours of driving today, but we were rewarded with a completely isolated spot at Prarie Dog State Park in Kansas. After figuring out how to register and pay for our site (their system was a bit confusing/complicated), we set up camp. When I think back to our night in this spot, I am always going to remember the wind. It was a hot Kansas day-the thermometer read 99 degrees, but the constant breeze and shade of the cottonwoods kept us cool as Kevin cooked steak and potatoes (delicious) while I read in the hammock (at Kevin's insistence, of course).
We were right on a lake, but unfortunately Scout couldn't swim because of an algae bloom, but both he and Reno enjoyed running in the open fields since we were the only ones there!
Once the sun set, I got chilly and headed into the scamp to read and fall asleep while Kevin stayed out by the fire to watch the stars and fireflies come out. Before long, he called me outside to feel the intensity of the wind and to see the stars.
It was one of those moments. The ones you freeze in your mind to hold on to when yo need an escape (like maybe from a hospital bed or doctors office waiting room or an MRI tube). I'll never forget holding Kevin's hand and looking up at so many stars while the wind rushed past us--kissing our skin and tousling my "new" short hair.
It was beautiful.
Spontaneous.
Powerful.
Eventually, I started shivering again and climbed back into the scamp while Kevin put out the fire and packed camp for the night before coming to bed himself.
Day 15 was a good day. One of my favorites of Road Trip Adventure 2017.'
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