Blogs from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America - page 7

I drove today from Memphis to Kansas City it was really tough leaving and I'm not to prideful to admit I cried more than a bit. But once I got on the road it sort of all swept away. I slipped out of Tennessee to Arkansas Crossing the Mississippi. And on up into Missouri. I saw a crop dusting plane swoop down over the interstate and then spray a near by field it then went back over the road and turned away and to the left and sped off behing me for another pass. It was really one of the coolest things ive ever randomly seen on the road especially in MO. The arch was cool there are these little capsules you sit in that I'm sure looked really futuristic in 62 when it was made ... read more

Last night we experienced a good Mid-West thunder storm. The thunder was rattling the windows all night and needless to say we did not sleep to well. This didn't help the drive at all since today was when we braved the trek across Kansas. Flat and not a lot to see, for a long time. We stopped in Abilene to visit the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Ike's Museum was a nice break from the road, and it smells like cookies in Abilene thanks to the flour plant. We had lunch at the Historic Kirby House, great soups. After lunch it was on to Kansas City Miszoura. We walked around Union Station and finished the day with a gigantic Kansas City barbecue dinner at Jack Stack. 377 miles of travel in the day. 1,747 ... read more

ONE MORE WEEK THEN I'LL BE IN HONG KONG!... read more

The drive from Rapid City to Sioux Falls, SD was very interesting but long. We were amazed to see how much of the country is volcanic. The Yellowstone super-volcano comprises nearly all the park but its last eruption spewed ash, rocks and lava over many neighboring states. This was no surprise but to see how volcanic forces have been at worked underneath so much of the west was astounding. From the time we left Portland (where the Cascades are all volcanoes) to near Sioux Falls we were crossing terrain clearly disrupted by volcanic forces. Making it to Sioux Falls just after dark, we were pleased to find our camp, a pretty KOA right off the interstate. Easy in, easy out. Starting out early we hit the road for Kansas City. Lots more rolling farmland was the ... read more

Mom and dad got me to the airport on time with a bad sandwich from McDonalds. It is raining in KC so I could wear my new rain coat. There was a family who didn't get a passport for their baby and can't go on their trip. ... read more