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Lawrence - 9/12/2003

I briefly stopped in Lawrence KS, home of the University of Kansas, in order to take the picture for this post. I didn't like it too much. Kind of like Berkeley (or, more accurately, Westwood) but with the population replaced with farm boys and girls who, come Saturday night, do there what they used to do in their smaller towns: drive up and down Main Street. On to Kansas City.

I embarrass myself in front of the Hubbards - 9/12/2003

After the Eisenhower Museum, I decided to get a few "confluences." Confluences are the points where even latitude and longitude lines meet, for instance 97W/39N, 98W/39N, and 99W/39N. Those were all on my flight path and just a few miles from I70. The first is located near Chapman, north of the freeway. I soon found it after a bit of dirt road driving about 100' SE of 2800 and Sage....

On the trail of Doris Kearns Goodwin - 9/12/2003

The Eisenhower Museum in Abilene KS has a museum and a library, as well as Ike and Mamie's tomb. A few plaques in the museum deal with Senator Joe McCarthy, and not in a way that Ann Coulter would find to her liking. While the museum has interesting historical artifacts, including various cables between Ike and others, it doesn't go into too much depth about any one subject.

Would Huell Howser do this? - 9/09/2003

If Huell and Luis were driving around Salina KS taking a quick tour of the town, and they spotted a store selling gothic and fetish clothing, would they go in and feature it on the hypothetical Kansas Gold show? I think not. What exactly is a gothic and fetish clothing store doing in the middle of Kansas anyway? I don't know, but apparently it's currently the only one in Kansas.

I drove 2000 fucking miles for this? - 9/08/2003

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - I recently posted to the Chicago Bloggers Yahoo group, saying that I'd be there soon and asking if anyone would like to meet me and do things. In response, I received one helpful private reply, and two less than helpful replies to the list. "Jeff" writes: "Why is that I'm not charmed by a stranger who tells me he's coming into my town in 48 hours a...

Cathedral of the Plains - 9/08/2003

Located in Victoria, KS. Here's their homepage, and here's some pictures from inside. There wasn't anyone there, and I foolishly assumed the doors would be locked, so I didn't even try to see the inside.

Ranking the western Kansas roadside attractions - 9/07/2003

1. The High Plains Museum in Goodland: The High Plains Museum is small in size, but it's larger in spirit. It features your standard exhibits about prairie life, antiques, etc. Plus, it has a few dinosaur and mastodon exhibits.

A sign of better times - 9/07/2003

A closed gas station in western Kansas.

Scaling Mount Sunflower - 9/05/2003

These are pictures from Mt. Sunflower, the highest point in Kansas. In actual fact, no technical skills or equipment are required to reach the summit other than about 42 miles of dirt road driving and a 10 foot walk. Most "highpointers" - those who try to reach the highest point in each of the fifty states - are Wacky Like Me.

My trip up the Third Flatiron - 9/04/2003

That's a picture of me climbing the Third Flatiron outside Boulder, CO earlier today. This was my first multi-pitch route. Here's more information on the route and a picture of the Third Flatiron, and here's a picture from winter. More later, now it's on to KS.

Pictures from Rocky Mountain National Park - 9/03/2003

I'll post higher res pictures later.

The Lonewacko Blog is now available in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico - 9/03/2003

All at the same time that is. This picture was taken at the Four Corners monument where those states meet.

Downtown Denver - 9/03/2003

I briefly visited the LoDo area, and it didn't appear too very bohemian to me. I'd imagine the rents there are outside the capabilities of most starving Denver artists.

Pictures from Zion and Bryce - 9/02/2003

Pictures from Zion and Bryce National Parks are here. More pictures later.

Lonewacko: blogging live from Denver - 9/02/2003

The Lonewacko Blogging Across America tour continues, and I'm now in Denver. It took a bit more time than expected because I was driving aimlessly back and forth through UT, AZ, and the southwestern part of CO, including visiting several national and state parks. I'll post pictures later. However, I'm now 1/3 of the way across the country. I'm going to Rocky Mountain National P...

Meet the Lonewacko! - 8/24/2003

Welcome from St. George, Utah. I'm taking a long road trip, and I might be coming to a town near you. If you're a fellow blogger, let's get together and blog or something. My current plan is to drive all the way to New England. I'll probably take the 70 to MO, head up to Chicago, and then work my way over to VT, NH, and perhaps ME. If you're on the route, let me know.

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