Kansas....Kansas....Kansas....

[tatorhog]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Thanks for all the wonderful advice fellas. I think I'll skip the giant ball of twine, that's a little out of my way. I'll probably go the fast way on the way out: I-70, then up to Manhattan then across west to Jewel. On the way back I may take 36 back to St. Joe then down I-29 just for a change of scenery. I have to leave around 5AM to make a 10AM funeral start at the church in Jewel. Then I think what I'll do is hang out until around 4pm with Doggity's family, then head back on US 36. The sun will be behind me, and as long as I get home sometime Saturday night, it's all good. I understand not wanting to drive in oppressive heat. Should be tolerable in the morning, but it's gonna be hella-HOT on the drive home until sundown, so not much working around that. Understand not speeding through little towns. My wife's family is from a town Northeast of Manhattan called Frankfort that's on Kansas 99 and about 10 miles south of US 36. I've been to Maryville a few times. Seen the black squirrels! US 36 is the first leg west of the Pony Express route out of St. Joe. Pretty cool history, if you're into that kind of thing. I'm going to start putting together some road music for the trip. What songs would you say are essential to doing a funeral roadie across rural Kansas?

I always hated cutting through all the little towns. I didn't take the time to compare it on a map, but would it be any better just taking 70 out to Salina, then up through Concordia and over? Would be a few more miles when 70 starts to dip south slightly, but it might be a lot less stop/start driving too.

Salina has a Bogey's which is a decent burger joint. Not sure if its still open, haven't been down there in over a year.

EDIT: nevermind, wasn't even paying attention to the timeline.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by tatorhog

I always hated cutting through all the little towns. I didn't take the time to compare it on a map, but would it be any better just taking 70 out to Salina, then up through Concordia and over? Would be a few more miles when 70 starts to dip south slightly, but it might be a lot less stop/start driving too.

Salina has a Bogey's which is a decent burger joint. Not sure if its still open, haven't been down there in over a year.

EDIT: nevermind, wasn't even paying attention to the timeline.

When I went out, I went I-70 to Salina, then North on US 82 to Concordia, US 24 to Beloit then KS-14 to Jewell. I was hauling ass. I went KC to Topeka in about an hour 15 mins, because you can do 85 on I-70 at 6AM on a Saturday. Ft. Riley is HUGE. There's a bunch of helicopters parked right next to I-70, and the fort runs for miles to the North. Stopped in Junction City at the slowest McDonalds in the world. Salina's civic center is named after Tony's Frozen Pizza...who knew? And it seems like there's a lot of Kansans who became astronauts. Hey, I know lots of kids growing up want to get the Hell out of Kansas, but outer space it taking it to the extreme. US 24 Highway runs just a few blocks north of my house in Independence. The highway runs from Pueblo, CO to Detroit, MI. It was pretty cool to be cruising down a stretch of US 24 out in the middle of nowhere Kansas and know that road would lead me right back to my front door On the way back I had all day to get home. Subie was running fine in the heat, no issues, so I took US 24 all the way back to Topeka, then picked up the KTA there. Nice drive, and that's how I ended up at Nelson's Landing. Thanks to you guys for the tips. Every once in awhile, its great to fill the car up, hop in and take off... and go faster miles an hour!

[gblowfish]

Here's the bar inside Nelson's Landing. Note the Chiefs helmet hanging under the K-State sign. No KU stuff anywhere, but now that Jordy signed with the Faid, there's Raider stuff all over the joint. That really sucks, but it is what it is.

[Rasputin]

Maybe you can do a rendition of ten things about Kansas trip?



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