Harvesting and cook out

                                             The Bahnmiller garden harvesting has begun!

Between the woods and back pasture Randy has a great spot on a hill overlooking the back pasture and we all went out there one evening to relax and enjoy a cookout.  Randy, Devyn and friends do this often year around.

Back in the pasture

                                  Here's Larry, king (really queen) of the post keeping an eye on Moe.

I blew it!  On Wednesday we went to Monroe to see Judy's sister Jean and my sister Bev......and I didn't take a picture!  I did take one of the best Coney chili dogs when we went to Vince's (old B&K) for lunch.  I took the picture to harass Renato after he sent me a picture of his hard boiled egg pizza.

Off to Elkhart, IN and Edon, OH

We had a week to rest up in the Onsted pasture with Randy & Devyn then off for an overnight in Elkhart to have our MOR/ryde suspension system serviced and aligned.  They started at 7am and we left at 11an and arrived in Edon, OH at 1pm for new tires and arrived back in the pasture before 5pm.  Busy day.

Jean's birthday and Kipf gathering

Today we (Devyn too! Randy got hung up at work and wasn't able to make it) went to Monroe to celebrate Jean's birthday.  From the left....Aaron, Lindsey, Charlie, Kristen, Steve, Sam, Mary Lou, me, Devyn, Judy, Paula, Mark, Pat & Clayton.  Jean is seated.

Return trip to Onsted, Greg & Jo Ann in Kazoo

This was a one night stop in Litchfield, IL.  We have been here a couple times before, it's one of our membership parks so was inexpensive.  We like it because it's in the cornfields.  It's quiet!

Next one nighter was in Monticello, IN another low cost membership park (well, not low cost if you add in the cost of the membership purchase!). 

This is Markin Glen a small county park in Kalamazoo.  We spent two nights here to meet with Greg & Jo Ann Surratt, we missed them in Iowa but caught up back with them in Michigan.

Greg is a retired Master Chief in the US Navy but Jo Ann is the Admiral.  We had a good time visiting but a devil of a time getting fed.  We went out each day for dinner and it seems both days we had to find 3 restaurants before we found one that was open!

                   Patches was glad to spent two nights in one location, the travel was exhausting!

Jefferson City, MO & Litchfield, IL

This was our overnight site in the capitol of MO.  This was the second site we selected.  After several tries backing into a blind back-in, uphill & on a curve I gave up and selected an easier site to get into.

From the trees in MO to the corn field in IL.  We have been to this campground 3 or 4 times in the past.

After we set up camp in 95 degrees temps and then cooled off we went into Litchfield and had supper at Denny's, got some diesel and groceries.  This colorful locomotive was on display next to Denny's.

FIRE!!!  On the way back to the campground we saw this car on fire on the side of the expressway as we drove along on the access road.

Chanute, KS

Here we are in Santa Fe Park in Chanute.  We arrived on Saturday, you can see one of the softball fields behind us.  We watched a couple games Monday evening, the lights went out about 10pm but the partying continued on until the beer was gone.

On the way to Chanute Judy was driving and I was able to get a picture of this plane that was strafing us.    Well, it was crop dusting.