Stepping Back in Time

Saturday, June 28^th

Today we got up and had breakfast, then headed out to JackSiesmore’s Traveland RV. There, we asked to look at the Heartlands, and were told they only carry the Gateway brand. They used to carry ElkRidge, but don’t any more. We walked around and looked at a variety of rigs from a variety of other brands (Grand Design, Forest River, KZ), but none impressed us more than the Heartlands we’re considering for our next one, down the road. Even though it was mid-morning, the temps were not too bad since the humidity is much lower out here. Touring inside un-air conditioned coaches was the main source of the heat.

After touring all the 5vers we wanted to see, we went inside and looked at their extensive parts department. They had a lot of stuff, even stuff we never knew we might need. We didn’t find anything we couldn’t live without, except a roll of butyl tape and a telescoping rod for helping flip the slide-out seals out as needed.

We made our purchases, then headed to the back of the lot to the RV Museum.  Wow, we were quite impressed with this private collection! They have done a really good job at displaying and accessorizing the coaches with period pieces of camping gear, so you really get a feel for the era these coaches were in use. There were small and large travel trailers, pop-ups, and even a bus and a few motorhomes. Each one had a poster beside it with the history, how it was obtained, and information about the RV when it was new. We made sure to sign the guestbook, and add a pin to the visitors’ home location map.

The RV from the movie, "RV"

Pins from visitors all over the US. We added one for Terrell!

After we were through with the museum, we headed back to have lunch with my aunt and uncle. 

After lunch, we both decided to take a nap for a bit. At 5:30, the four of us loaded up in the car to head to Palo Duro Canyon, as we had tickets for dinner and the musical, “Texas”, which is held in an open-air amphitheater at the bottom of the canyon. We stood in line to get our meal, then found a seat at one of the many picnic tables outside amongst the trees. We ended up sitting next to one of the Board of Directors of the “Texas” Production. He shared many interesting facts about the production with us, which was really neat. Next year is their 50^th anniversary. I can barely remember seeing the musical as a little girl, so I was really looking forward to seeing it again. Tony had never been.

Luckily, the temperatures were not too terrible, and there was a slight breeze. We were hoping it would cool off some after the sunset. At 8:00, the gates opened and we found our seats. I was seated next to someone larger than their seat could handle, so it was a little tight. We had excellent seats, right in the middle and midway up.

The musical was amazing! If you get the chance to go, you need to go! They did not allow pics during the performance, but I did take a few before it started. During the performance there are many amazing scenes, including lightning striking a tree, and prairie fires in the landscape with actual fire. Not to mention the horseback riding and horse-drawn carriages, used throughout the story.

Overlook into Palo Duro Canyon.

Us with my aunt and uncle!

Waiting for the show to start.

Our view of the "stage". 

Image from the website of "Texas"

After the performance, we headed back home and crawled into bed about midnight. Wow, I can’t believe these few days have flown by already! We leave in the morning to head to Colorado Springs.