Day 4 (Same roads, different world)
Day 4June 25, 2006
Cahokia, IL to Salina, KS (427 miles)
There is no way around it, America is huge! We drove west from St. Louis across Missouri and then 1/3 of the way across Kansas. Except for Kansas City and Topeka, both of which are small cities, there was NOTHING. Hilly country gave way to flat, grassy land. We may run out of water, fossil fuels and clean air in America, but we will never run out of space to put people. It’s hard to remember when you live on the east coast that most of the United States is largely empty.
The highlight of the day was buying gas in Warrenton, MO and Alma, KS (our minivan has developed a twice-a-day habit).
It was a cinch to level the trailer at our KOA campsite in Salina; the whole place was completely flat like the rest of Kansas! Early to bed tonight, we have another 400+ mile day tomorrow.
posted by Hazzard Family | 20:42
3 Comments:
Frank and family,
Enjoy reading about your trip have fun and stay safe
Mike Savino
I hope you are enjoying all of that wonderful weather, it hasn't stopped raining in Baltimore yet.
Driving across Kansas may make you think it's flat, but we bicycled across in July and found oursleves peddling hard downhill! Why? The road surface was slightly melty, and our tires would bog down if we didn't keep moving.
Nancy Corporon & Doreen DiBiagio
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