The day broke sunny and hot and continued to get hotter. First was the Rise and Rally at the Remington Horse Track for breakfast and mingling with fellow MINIs from across the country.

Note the campers…

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We signed the Rally MINI bonnet that will be displayed in the plant in Oxford, England where all of our MINIs are made. And added some color to the Rally to the Rockies mural.

Then it was on through the prairie to Dodge City.

Highlights of the trip so far was our sighting of a road runner (the bird, not the car) actually running across the road! Unfortunately neither of us were fast enough to catch a picture – they really do run fast! We checked into the MINI headquarters in Dodge City – the scenic La Quinta

Next it was straight to the car wash as we literally drove through a plague of locusts in route…

Then it was a trip to the Boot Hill Museum to relive the legends of the real Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.

If nothing else, read the center tombstone and see what our relatives were up to…

Last we were treated to a gunfight among the local hooligans.

Then it was off for the best steak in town at our long lost relative’s…

That’s the proprietor, Mike Casey in the middle…

Some splendid vittles were had by all.

Tomorrow- On to Keystone,Colorado! That’s where MTTS Rally to the Rockies East meets West for a weekend of fun and relaxation before we all go our separate ways.