9 August 2013, Kansas City East KOA, Oak Grove, Missouri

Yesterday, it was evident that Maxwell had reached his limit. The teenager needs to get home. We had planned to stretch this out to the very last day (Sunday the 11th) but it seems my oldest may lose his marbles, so we have endeavored to chop off a day of traveling. Which makes for two very long days behind the wheel.  

We were sad to have such a short visit but glad Paul and Jeff got to catch up after 36 years. We hit the road early and started driving homeward.

I hated to leave the lovely scenery of the west, but one last look....

We stopped somewhere and had a big ol' breakfast at Denny's. Never my favorite, but if you have hungry boys, a great value.

After a day of Kansas and more Kansas, I saw the sign for the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas. It looked like as good a place as any to stretch our legs. There are beautiful grounds, his boyhood home, a museum, library and chapel where he and his parents are interred. Of course it was exactly 4:45, which was the magical closing hour.  We asked the custodial staff to recommend a restaurant and they sent us to Joe Snuffy's. Where the Rousso's had very delicious $12 steaks!

Joe Snuffy came over to chat and suggested we go see the old town of Abilene. These are the original buildings that were once protected by none other than Wild Bill Hickok. 

I called ahead to a KOA in somewhere Missouri, and that is where we called it a night.