Summary of my trip. WARNING: Boring. ;)
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 7:07 pm
I wrote alot of stuff down traveling, much useless, but hey...
Day 1: Sunday
Left House: 8:55AM CDT
Merged onto Interstate-70 from Interstate-470 at 9:02AM CDT.
Number of constuction zones on I-70 from Topeka, Kansas to Limon, Colorado: 5
Hit a rain shower in Wabaunsee County at 9:22AM CDT, it ended at 9:31. Later at 9:37AM, a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING was issued for NE Wabaunsee, SE Potawatomee counties. 1 inch hail was reported.
Entered Wabaunsee County at: NA, Riley County: 9:33AM CDT, Dickinson County: 10:00AM CDT, Saline County: 10:21AM CDT.
Hit a rest stop at 10:45AM CDT, back on I-70 at 10:52AM CDT. The ironic thing here was the cashier was talking to a "regular" I guess, and she was talking about how she was fixing her daughter's room. Oh, by the way, her daughter's name was Isabel.
Lincoln Co: 11:00AM CDT, Ellis Co: 11:06AM CDT, Russel Co: 11:57AM CDT, Trego Co: 12:44PM CDT, Gove Co: 1:12PM CDT, Logan Co: 1:54PM CDT, Thomas Co: 1:54PM CDT.
Entered Mountain Daylight Time at 2:29PM CDT/1:29PM MDT
Entered Sherman County at 1:29PM MDT.
Stopped in Goodland, KS for the night.
Day 2: Monday
Left Goodland, KS: 7:00AM MDT
Horrid smell of cow manure. YUCK!
Got back on I-70, and had dense fog. I could estimate a visibility infront of us of about 100M. (Straightaway of a track)
Entered the State of Colorado at 7:22AM MDT.
At 7:28AM MDT, I saw a quote on a building that said... "Happiness is a crock of beans." :?
Lincoln Co Colorado: 8:14AM MDT, Elbert Co: 8:52AM MDT, El Paso Co: 9:17AM MDT.
Entered Highway 24 from I-70 at 8:45AM MDT.
Highway 24 Construction Zones: 4
A bag of chips not opened inflated and finally popped under pressure at 8,465FT above sea level.
Entered Cripple Creek, Colorado at 11:38AM MDT, 9,494 FT above sea level.
Day 4 Overall, 3rd Day Traveling: Wednesday
Left Cripple Creek Early, 11:00AM MDT.
Arrived at Manitou Springs, Colorado at 2:00PM.
Got a shower in Manitou Springs later that night.
Day 5 Overall, 4th Day Traveling: Thursday
Left Manitou Springs: 8:45AM MDT
Highway 24 Construction Zones Coming Back: 2
Interstate-70 Construction Zones Coming Back: 6
Elbert Co: 12:12PM MDT, Lincoln Co: 12:37PM MDT, Kit Carson Co: 1:03PM MDT.
Had a radio station called "KCS 102, "The Moose". :?
Had a weird street too... "Weed Soap Drive". :?
Entered the State of Kansas: 1:57PM MDT
Entered Sherman County at 1:57PM MDT.
Arrived at Goodland, Kansas at 2:15PM MDT
Day 6 overall, Day 5 Traveling: Friday
Left Goodland: 8:05AM MDT
Thomas Co: 8:38AM MDT, Logan Co: 10:03AM CDT, Gove Co: 10:03AM CDT.
Entered Central Daylight Time at 8:38AM MDT/9:38AM CDT
Logan County is only 40 seconds across on I-70.
Trego Co: 10:34AM CDT, Ellis Co: 11:02AM CDT, Russel Co: 11:39AM CDT, Lincoln Co: 12:24PM CDT, Saline Co: 12:30PM CDT, Dickinson Co: 1:32PM CDT, Geary Co: NA, Riley Co: 2:14PM CDT, Wabaunsee Co: 2:19PM CDT, Shawnee Co: NA
Arrived home at 3:00PM CDT.
NOTE: Topeka got 2 severe thunderstorm watches while I was gone. Goodland got a severe thunderstorm watch the day I left. TOPEKA IS NOT THE BUBBLE, I AM!
But, I did get one tonight. God said "Welcome back." 
I got 402 emails, I guessed 407. Not bad. 60 emails alone about watches/warnings/advisories for Barton Co, KS, Concordia, KS, Manhattan, KS, Topeka, KS, and Kansas City, KS.
By the way, I did send those postcards to my dad and Isabella. Wonder what the reaction will be. :o
Have a good day everyone!
David
Day 1: Sunday
Left House: 8:55AM CDT
Merged onto Interstate-70 from Interstate-470 at 9:02AM CDT.
Number of constuction zones on I-70 from Topeka, Kansas to Limon, Colorado: 5
Hit a rain shower in Wabaunsee County at 9:22AM CDT, it ended at 9:31. Later at 9:37AM, a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING was issued for NE Wabaunsee, SE Potawatomee counties. 1 inch hail was reported.
Entered Wabaunsee County at: NA, Riley County: 9:33AM CDT, Dickinson County: 10:00AM CDT, Saline County: 10:21AM CDT.
Hit a rest stop at 10:45AM CDT, back on I-70 at 10:52AM CDT. The ironic thing here was the cashier was talking to a "regular" I guess, and she was talking about how she was fixing her daughter's room. Oh, by the way, her daughter's name was Isabel.
Lincoln Co: 11:00AM CDT, Ellis Co: 11:06AM CDT, Russel Co: 11:57AM CDT, Trego Co: 12:44PM CDT, Gove Co: 1:12PM CDT, Logan Co: 1:54PM CDT, Thomas Co: 1:54PM CDT.
Entered Mountain Daylight Time at 2:29PM CDT/1:29PM MDT
Entered Sherman County at 1:29PM MDT.
Stopped in Goodland, KS for the night.
Day 2: Monday
Left Goodland, KS: 7:00AM MDT
Horrid smell of cow manure. YUCK!
Got back on I-70, and had dense fog. I could estimate a visibility infront of us of about 100M. (Straightaway of a track)
Entered the State of Colorado at 7:22AM MDT.
At 7:28AM MDT, I saw a quote on a building that said... "Happiness is a crock of beans." :?
Lincoln Co Colorado: 8:14AM MDT, Elbert Co: 8:52AM MDT, El Paso Co: 9:17AM MDT.
Entered Highway 24 from I-70 at 8:45AM MDT.
Highway 24 Construction Zones: 4
A bag of chips not opened inflated and finally popped under pressure at 8,465FT above sea level.
Entered Cripple Creek, Colorado at 11:38AM MDT, 9,494 FT above sea level.
Day 4 Overall, 3rd Day Traveling: Wednesday
Left Cripple Creek Early, 11:00AM MDT.
Arrived at Manitou Springs, Colorado at 2:00PM.
Got a shower in Manitou Springs later that night.
Day 5 Overall, 4th Day Traveling: Thursday
Left Manitou Springs: 8:45AM MDT
Highway 24 Construction Zones Coming Back: 2
Interstate-70 Construction Zones Coming Back: 6
Elbert Co: 12:12PM MDT, Lincoln Co: 12:37PM MDT, Kit Carson Co: 1:03PM MDT.
Had a radio station called "KCS 102, "The Moose". :?
Had a weird street too... "Weed Soap Drive". :?
Entered the State of Kansas: 1:57PM MDT
Entered Sherman County at 1:57PM MDT.
Arrived at Goodland, Kansas at 2:15PM MDT
Day 6 overall, Day 5 Traveling: Friday
Left Goodland: 8:05AM MDT
Thomas Co: 8:38AM MDT, Logan Co: 10:03AM CDT, Gove Co: 10:03AM CDT.
Entered Central Daylight Time at 8:38AM MDT/9:38AM CDT
Logan County is only 40 seconds across on I-70.
Trego Co: 10:34AM CDT, Ellis Co: 11:02AM CDT, Russel Co: 11:39AM CDT, Lincoln Co: 12:24PM CDT, Saline Co: 12:30PM CDT, Dickinson Co: 1:32PM CDT, Geary Co: NA, Riley Co: 2:14PM CDT, Wabaunsee Co: 2:19PM CDT, Shawnee Co: NA
Arrived home at 3:00PM CDT.
NOTE: Topeka got 2 severe thunderstorm watches while I was gone. Goodland got a severe thunderstorm watch the day I left. TOPEKA IS NOT THE BUBBLE, I AM!
But, I did get one tonight. God said "Welcome back."
I got 402 emails, I guessed 407. Not bad. 60 emails alone about watches/warnings/advisories for Barton Co, KS, Concordia, KS, Manhattan, KS, Topeka, KS, and Kansas City, KS.
By the way, I did send those postcards to my dad and Isabella. Wonder what the reaction will be. :o
Have a good day everyone!
David
