Our travels really started in 1969 when our family went on it's first camping trip to celebrate the H/S graduation of our older daughter Rebecca. We (Mom, Dad, Rebecca and Evonne) started out in our 1964 Mercedes Benz 190G and a rented 'pop-up' camper headed West.
We camped at the KOA in Woodland Park while visiting Colorado and took a side trip to Colorado Springs to visit Lillie's cousin Janice and her family.Janice's mom and dad were also there to visit at the same time, so we had a reunion.
After leaving Colorado, we made our way across the great plains of Kansas. The winds were so strong at times that the old '190' could only maintain 50 MPH. We stopped in Dodge City for a visit to the famous Long Branch Saloon, of 'Gunsmoke' fame, and say hello to Miss Kitty. From there we headed South into Oklahoma and the East to Arkansas and Mississippi.
Oh, I almost forgot, the 2 purses in the picture above indicate that we are half way through our vacation and half the money is gone, so we must turn around and head for home and hope the money holds out till we get there. This logic worked well for us because we never had a "fixed" vacation schedule.
