The Red Path of Pain...

We are now at McConnell AFB in Kansas, near Wichita.  Our friends back in Charleston are having to endure 108F heat indexes, so I won't lament about 100F ambient, as it's a dryer heat here.  Wendy and I got a chance to walk/jog (you know which one applies to me :)), before the sun came out from behind the clouds.  It was actually quite refreshing.  Seems the base closed up the golf course some time ago and paved a path through the fairways.  It stretches 2 1/2 miles with asphalted pathways throughout.  The asphalt was mixed in with red granules , probably bits of recycled rubber.  I think they did a good job.  One point of contention I must make.  There are many, many exercise stations scattered throughout the serene landscape.  A sight I would not give a second thought to a mere 40 years ago.  There were many opportunities to swing on monkey bars, sit in awkward positions to stretch and test various parts of your body, step ups, step overs, hop overs, slick gloss painted push up and pull up bars, places to do inclined sit-ups and a few other apparatuses I never did understand.  I tried the pushup bars.  They were brightly painted a glossy green, I suppose to blend in with the ex-golf landscape. The bars were about a foot off the ground so I was forced to put myself in a position I've not been in for many years.  I do my own style of pushups so I'm accustomed to the torture.  I'm sure to pay dearly for that tomorrow!  One slip and my teeth would have left a bright red stain on that glossy green steel bar.  Later  I managed 2 pull ups, a feat I would have been able to easily multiply by 10 in a previous life. Wendy tried most of the challenges and won.  We'll see how she feels tomorrow.  I, for one, could not appreciate the many constant reminders of things I loved to do 40 years ago but am now unable.  Here ends my rant!  I did enjoy, and am thankful for, my walk this morning and will ignore the distractions on tomorrow's walk.

These are probably not exercise structures :)

Odd that someone would leave the nose of an aircraft just lying out in the field!

These are nice shelters.  Hope we don't have to use them!

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Our site for the week.  We figured to homestead here for July 4th weekend as campgrounds tend to be very full on holiday weekends.  Shade around this park is scarce but we managed to find a tree to cast some late afternoon relief.  As you can see.....more washing and waxing!