One doesn’t
get ones expectations up for much excitement when traveling in Kansas and the
destination we found for the night was last recorded place to camp before the
front range! The town of Ellis, KS
created a campground on the sight of their little river boasting 25 sites with
water and power, something many smaller campgrounds don’t offer. Again, we didn’t expect much and were quite
surprised to find a quaint campground right on a quiet, lazy river and all the
amenities of some of the better campgrounds we’ve been to!
There were
only two other campers there when we arrived so we had our choice of the whole
place and got ourselves settled with everything we needed for our final night
on the long stretch to Colorado. We
wandered the very small town which had barely any commerce left with Covid’s
fallout. Nonetheless, the town had a
good spirit and everyone we met was friendly and kind.
We took the
chance with our longer than usual time to set up our chairs by the river with a
cocktail and watch the world go by. A
bus full of kids showed up ready to fish and swim who provided for some good
entertainment. We came to find out that
they were a group hosted by a healthcare organization supporting children from
foster homes and broken families. It was
especially heartening to see the amount of fun they were having and the decency
that they all treated each other with.
Dinner was
grilled tuna over a fresh salad and leftover peach cobbler for Rob while I
cheated on a bowl of ice cream with decadent brandied cherries! It was a night for pleasure! The sun set with quiet and grace as the
campground filled with a nice combination of local folks finding a place to
safely gather and onroad passers through.
Another pleasant night on our crazy journey!
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