It'a All About the Trucks

Twelve days in Hutchinson flew by before we knew it.  Our days were filled with camaraderie, seminars, good food, and of course, trucks.  Over 80 big semis were in camp, and a number of other people were there to learn about them, or perhaps to buy one to pull their own fifth wheel.  Here are a few of them lined up to have their pictures taken. 

We love getting reconnected with friends, and having such a great venue in which to do it.  

The Kansas State Fair grounds are beautiful, and a great place to walk, practice driving trucks or chasing balls.  I’m trying to keep Rue in shape for herding when we get back to Texas.  Colt is happy to help.  We haven’t found any sheep here, but have done a lot of ball throwing.

Kota's exercise consisted mainly of surfing for treats and scouting for squirrels.

We were happy that the rodeo finals were again being held while we were in town.  Here are a couple of shots of steer wrestling and team roping.

Lots of visiting at happy hours and shared meals kept us all entertained.

Jeff's annual lounge organ concert was well attended.  

Milo seemed to it as much as we did.

But I think he was really more interested in Sunflower.

The Bagley Park had a great time as well.  Lots of exercise kept them in shape, and they enjoyed their canine friends, a few of whom are shown here.

There was a big change in our traveling vehicles this year.  On our trip north from Texas, Tracker, our 2004 Chevy “toad” or tow vehicle, gave us unmistakeable signs that he was tired of the road.  His “Check Engine” light refused to go out, no matter what we did.  Three of his four widows either wouldn’t work or needed help to go up and down.  But most concerning…after our two days of driving through heavy rain, there was a concerning “slosh-slosh” noise when we rounded a corner, stopped or accelerated.

Tracker gave us seven years of outstanding service, but the time had come, and we listened.  Fortunately, Kansas hasn’t had hurricanes like Texas has.  There aren’t 500,000 to 1,500,000 vehicles damaged or destroyed by flooding here, and the dealers are much more interested in making a deal than those back in Texas.  Sooooo…… we now have a new “Tracker” to tow behind our fifth wheel…a 2018 Chevy Equinox.  Here is what our new rig looks like.

As usual, we had a great time at the Rally, but look forward to being on the road again.