“There’s something great about Kansas/It’s like staring across an ocean”*
Posted on October 13, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized
*The Vast Spoils of America by Saves the Day.
Sorry about not posting last night. I didn’t have the energy. No worries, though; everything went fine. We drove from Salina, KS to Colorado Springs, CO. Jessica had told us that Kansas was a horrible state to drive through, so I didn’t have very high expectations. However, I found it pleasant. Sure, there’s not a lot to look at and it’s not exciting by any means. That said, I enjoyed it a great deal more than Missouri. I don’t know why; there’s just something about Missouri I don’t like…maybe it’s the fact that I saw more road kill along the side of the road than I have ever in any other state, EVER. And I’m from Pennsylvania. Kansas was very windy, which I guess is not surprising when you think about it. Salina seemed like a pretty decent town, although we didn’t see hardly any of it. We observed something there that we can’t figure out. On the way into town, it was dark and stormy and we saw this huge building off the side of the road. So, once we got settled, we started asking people what this big, giant building is. NO ONE knew. It’s the St. Louis ribs phenomenon all over again. Why do people not know things about the place where they live?
One other thing I noticed about central and western Kansas is the distinct lack of traffic. I think we saw one state patrol person the whole way and that was 20 miles from the CO border. I know we saw more cattle in the fields which line both sides of the highway than we did cars. That’s kind of a cool thing; it really makes me feel centered. I also noticed the lack of concentrated population centers. This leads, I believe, to the lack of trucks (18 wheelers) on the road: If people don’t live there, there’s no need for goods and the trucks which deliver them. The men’s rest rooms are sparsely equipped; if I remember right, there were three urinals and toilets (total) in each one we stopped at. This is also an outcome of the sparse population, I believe. Weird!!
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