The Caissons Go Rolling Along

It's Saturday and we are continuing east on the Interstate. It's a pleasant day and we pass a huge windmill farm which covers many acres along the highway. Our only planned stop is in Abilene where we visit the Eisenhower Library. This is the sixth presidential library we have seen and each is interesting and informative.

Abilene is a small city that was a wild west town back in the day. Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson all served as sheriff here although it seems quite tame today. It is a hot (90's) dry day and we are happy to find a shady spot to park the RV and leave Ziggy to take a nap while we tour.

The Dwight David Eisenhower Center is a beautiful tribute. There is a library, chapel, visitor center, museum and the boyhood home all situated on broad, grassy lawns and adorned with statues and fountains. We spent a few hours touring the modest house and in the museum. The exhibits are well planned and take you through DDE's childhood, military, academic and government service careers. He was a very interesting and motivated man and served well in many capacities.

After the educational afternoon we continued on to a campground between Lawrence and Kansas City. Just after we got in and settled a horrendous thunderstorm began. It rained for two hours and finally cleared. Most of the Kansas campgrounds advertise storm shelters and we do remember Dorothy and Toto so we were happy when the storm ended.