Perfectly stated, Lyle. It ain't the same from a car.

It was, and don't think for a minute that your appreciation of the Great Plains, and your journals, didn't have some influence on my decision to ride in Kansas.

Thanks, I was hoping you'd come through on that one.

That's a very pleasant looking place to take a break.

So true.

Yeah, I was impressed by the lack of litter in Kansas too.

Thanks. It's going well so far, and I've actually started thinking about maybe doing some sort of Fall tour. Not to Canada, though - it would be too cold, and now Canada hates us.

I'm thinking of going west instead, and knocking off one of the last seven states I haven't toured in: Oklahoma. But I guess I won't glean too much info about OK from this journal? You'll be in Kansas the rest of the trip?

Yeah, you got me on that one, Jeff. The jokes were a bigger part than I let on.
Hey, I was going to send a get-well message on your journal, but I thought I'd wait until after your surgery. Then I got caught up in my own journal and forgot. I sincerely hope the recovery is going well.

Globemallow. Possibly scarlet globemallow.

https://kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=99

Exactly. I have yet to see any potholes or shredded truck tires on these highways. Minimal litter too. KANSAS PROUD!

I'm enjoying (sorry: Enjoyin') reading your journal while I'm basically housebound for a while.

Today's was an entertaining entry, but I'm not sure I believe you when you say you didn't include Liberal on the route just for the jokes 😉

Whatta shoulder! Aand clean!! aand proper rumbles!!!

It's true, I do have low standards, but I ain't a cheater. Ten feet of a state is still part of the state. (But I get your point.)

Doubled with the double rainbow!

I should have known you and Don would have more disciplined rules than mine about that.