I have had exciting days in Kansas. You really don't want an exciting day since it usually involves bad weather or out of control prairie fire. Sometimes, boring is good. Try doing the drive in a late spring blizzard where the only way is to stay inside the tire tracks of the big rigs ahead of you and meandering to one side or the other lands you in wet snow 4 ft deep. Or try to go through a half mile or so of smoke so dense that you can't see the end of your hood clearly while cars and trucks behind you are moving along at speed. Keeps you on your toes.
@@TheTravelDocketCTC Over a period of 70 years. As boring as it is I-70 is a lot quicker than 24 /40 highway but not as much fun. Listening to the family stories, only the crazy folks lasted long enough out here to settle Kansas. Something about the solitude and constant wind had a bad effect on most folks.
1:27:12 - My favorite exit: Exit 313! Go Wildcats! ;) 1:38:35 - I love seeing that M-65 atomic cannon at the top of the hill just south of I-70 near Exit 301 at Fort Riley 2:35:14 - Exit 225 for Great Bend! I took this very exit for GB on K-156 (about an hour drive from this point). Admittedly haven't been back to GB in over 10 years.
So glad I found this video! I was weary of driving from Atlanta to Greenville because I am not a fan of a mountain range region. The ups and downs make me nervous. but this isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Shouldn't be a problem with altitude sickness. Thank you for sharing!
When I drove from KC to Hot Springs last year, I ended up trying to count the number of Baptist Churches once I got south of Fort Smith on US-71 (and later US-270). I lost count after around 15! LOL US-71 and US-270 is simply gorgeous! I had to deal with the lack of cell phone service through the Oachita Forest, but that was quite refreshing in a way. :)
One time, I made this trip in my new fancy pantsy electric car. I did all the calculating which said I should be fine. Well, there was a stiff headwind coming off of lake michigan and I ran out of battery near DeMotte. The best thing I could find was a slow charger and had to sit in the parking lot for 8 hours until it charged. I turned a 3 hour trip into a 12 hour trip...oye vay. Never again.
It's the most boring drive anywhere because you go from a great city KANSAS CITY MISSOURI into the worthless state of kansass and all the way through boring kansass. Then you go into the Colorado flatlands and it all looks the same until you see Denver and the mountains. Bottom line, the state of kansass sucks.
one of my favorite drives. I have always tried to film it but can never get it to record for 4 hours what did you use to record this ? thank you for your time
Nice Drive as always Driving from Tampa to Sarasota is great especially over that Skyway bridge Florida got some good sounding roads and bridges especially along I275 The last 20 seconds past the McDonald’s in Sarasota , when I do go visit my family member who lives in Sarasota, we always drive down Tamiami past the McDonald’s down to the shops. Brings back good memories of that area
Thanks for your comment. That drive is beautiful, especially at the beginning with the Tampa skyline then over the bay. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Glad I could trigger some good memories for you
@@christinebarbie746 not at all scary. The road is really easy from Glenwood Springs. Up past Aspen on the way over the mountain pass may be a bit of a different story though
Where is the beach camping? You would think that in an area and climate such as that, there would be numerous campgrounds right on the beach, and they would be very popular. Yet I did not see a single campground, only "resorts". Such a shame.
I know. The campgrounds are pretty few and far between on that route. If you are into tent camping though, the Dry Tortugas National Park (an island 70 miles past Key West, only accessible by boat or seaplane) offers camping. I've camped there before and it's pretty incredible. Or you can camp in the Everglades National Park along with the crocodiles and alligators
@@TheTravelDocketCTC Thanks for the recommendation! I'm just used to California and Hawaii, where there is beach camping everywhere, and much of it is free.
