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04-22-2009, 11:36 PM
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On the misty plateau
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Location: Merrimack Valley, NH
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Originally Posted by jmgg
I spent several days driving through western Kansas one afternoon. THE without a question, most boring drive of my life. Flat as a board. At least in other rural states you might have hills to go over so there is at least the anticipation that something different might be on the other side of the hill.
You can see the next town 10 miles away. The giant elevators are a dead giveaway.
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The scenery is awesome away from I-70. The Smoky Hills are just a few miles north from the highway. The buttes give the landscape a distinctive western flair. |
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04-23-2009, 01:03 PM
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Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
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G-stater makes a good point.....there's soo much more to Kansas than what can be seen from I-70!
The best views are along state roads and US highways.
Going across I-70, you really don't get to appreciate the beauty of Kansas....
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04-23-2009, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by city_data_poster
G-stater makes a good point.....there's soo much more to Kansas than what can be seen from I-70!
The best views are along state roads and US highways.
Going across I-70, you really don't get to appreciate the beauty of Kansas....
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Speaking of...
Flint Hills National Scenic Byway
Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway
Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway
So much beauty, and yet so few people across the U.S. realize it's there. A shame, really. Maybe that's a good thing, though... |
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04-23-2009, 06:55 PM
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I don't mind flat every now and then. True, you can see the big elevators. One of these times, next time I'm on 70 and going past Park, Kansas, east of Oakley, I'm going to stop and take a picture of the church in town. Man, is that one pretty! Another one that is really impressive is the one near Victoria, a little further east.. I think they call that one the Cathedral of the Plains.
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04-23-2009, 07:31 PM
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On the misty plateau
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Merrimack Valley, NH
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Originally Posted by DOUBLE H
Another one that is really impressive is the one near Victoria, a little further east.. I think they call that one the Cathedral of the Plains.
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Victoria, along with many towns in that region of KS, was settled primarily by Volga Germans. The present day Union Pacific Railroad made a dead end at the location of present day Hays in Ellis County in the mid 1870s. |
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04-23-2009, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NE Ks.
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Originally Posted by DOUBLE H
One of these times, next time I'm on 70 and going past Park, Kansas, east of Oakley, I'm going to stop and take a picture of the church in town.
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My parents got married there and I have always wanted to see the church. Never found the time. I may have to do just that. |
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