We stayed overnight in Russell, Kansas, hometown of Senator Bob Dole. Russell was a booming oil town at one time and you can still see some working wells dotting the landscape in the area. The well pictured here was just outside the entrance to our campground. There is also strong visible evidence that the economy here is transitioning from oil-based to more wind-power based. We passed numerous wind turbine farms as we made our way west on I-70. I think it's a great place to put a windmill since the wind seems to be blowing all the time out here on the plains. The other photo here is of a wind turbine blade being trucked through Elwood, Nebraska, shortly after we left Russell. It must have been a couple of hundred feet long.
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