Dumas to Crow Valley

Woke up around 6:30 had my coffee and by 7:30 I was at the Coffey Tire Company to get a new tire for the trailer.  By 8:00 I was back on the road again with a destination the other end of Colorado at Crow Valley campground in the Pawnee Grasslands.  The weather had changed overnight.  This morning there was a stiff north wind, the temperature was 46 degrees and there was a light rain falling.  I forgot to mention that yesterday when I was broken down on the highway there was a tornado warning for the area and it continued into the early evening.  Fortunately, the bad weather moved northwest of Dumas and all I experienced was some rain overnight.  It finally stopped raining at Limon, Co.  Along this drive I saw many Swainson’s Hawks, Horned Larks, Lark Buntings (beautiful males), and the usual Mallards in small ponds.  The terrain was rolling and semi-arid grasses, with lots of alfalfa growing.  As I went farther north, above Limon, there was much more agriculture with evidence of lots of corn production.  I also encountered some very large wind farms along the way.  After yesterday’s 529 miles I only made 430 today.  I reached the campground only to find it flooded except for the group camping area but the attendant let me camp there in one of the group sites overnight.  I did a little birding but not much as it was getting late and I needed to fix dinner.  I got to sleep easily once again as I was tired from the 9 hour drive.