We got to experience the last bit of Washington rain as we were packing up and heading out. We are sure not going to miss all the rain. We made a couple night stop in Prosser, WA and enjoyed some time at the local wineries. We then spent some time in the Boise area, seeing some of David’s family. It was nice to catch up with them. We also got a chance to visit the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise. David’s mom joined us for a very interesting and sometimes disturbing tour. We got on the road again with a couple of one-night stays in Utah and Wyoming. Two of David’s nephews stopped to visit us in Utah. Above you will see the picture of the very bloated chip bag. Turns out you can’t buy chips at sea level and then take them to almost 9000 feet elevation without wondering if they will explode! They did not, hahaha. We did develop a rotten egg smell on the driver’s side of the truck along the way. Kim did lots of research to figure out what could be causing the smell and after some investigation and Kim’s keen nose, we figured out we had a bad battery. We called in a mobile repair person and had the battery isolated for the rest of the trip to Kansas. Thanks to Kim for pushing the issue to get it fixed, that bulging battery could have led to something a lot worse. Then we were off to Colorado for a couple nights, where we got to see Dave and Linda Streifel for dinner. We had a get time catching up. It has been over 20 years since Kim has seen them. We ended up leaving Colorado a day early to beat some incoming snow headed to the land of Dorthy in Kansas. There were lots and lots of windmills in Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas! We are currently at RVH Lifestyles in Dennis, Kansas getting some maintenance and additional work done on the truck and freezing our butts off, parked next to their shop. It’s fricking cold in Kansas!!! David definitely picked the wrong time of year to get the truck worked on. This was not Kim’s plan to dig out the winter jacket, hat and gloves. Chase the sunshine David said…Shorts year-round David said…. This is bullsh*t, Kim said… We are really looking forward to getting out of Kansas and heading south to find some warm weather. Dennis, Kansas has a population of 152, no wonder there are no pickleball courts here!