You get a real *cough* appreciation *cough* for how long some states are when you spend time travelling their length. I’ll never forget driving the length of Indiana from top to bottom with amazement at how long that little state is. Today it was Kansas from east to west. Oh, boy, what excitement. Once you get past the big cities on the east end, there is absolutely nothing but fields. We would go miles and miles between farmhouses wondering out loud why anyone would live in such a place. Where do you shop? What about school and church? What if you need new carpeting? Does UPS deliver to such places? I realize that wherever you live has drawbacks, but I just don’t get the appeal of the plains.
The day’s highlight was near the end of the trip to Garden City when we passed the airport on the outskirts of town. I was impressed that it had a control tower. I was less impressed when we realized it was about 10 feet high. The funny part was that a 10 foot elevation is plenty high to see for hundreds of miles. Funniest…tower…ever. There was also a lookout point along the route that left us scratching our collective heads. Really? I guess it was at a high spot in the road. I think my yard slopes more than the entire state of Kansas.
A late dinner at a local steakhouse, then a quick dip in the pool. Yesterday’s snafu left us a little behind schedule, so there will still be 4 1/2 hours in the car to get to Pueblo tomorrow. We’ll grab some groceries then head to the cabin where the real fun will begin.