Driving from Salina, Kansas to Denver, Colorado via I-70. Flatlands to the Rockies

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I made it almost half way across Kansas last night. Had dinner and a good night sleep in Salina, but Kansas is one wide state, so still have a long way to go to make it to Denver, Colorado. Feeling good. Can't wait to see the Rockies!!!
This drive takes about 6 hours, on average. At 4fps, we can do it in about an hour.
Time Stamps:
0:03 - Google Map with directions from Salina, KS to Denver, CO. goo.gl/maps/9JqCbpJ7bTiriFcHA
0:28 - Right-hand turn onto US-81 N, I-135 N
1:30 - Take exit 95B, I-70 W towards Hays
1:39 - Merge onto I-70 W
3:18 - You can see a wind farm ahead.
4:40 - Fort Larned National Historic Site exit - goo.gl/maps/HJ1Fb9q3rth5RnEU7
4:52 - Rest Area
6:09 - More windmills...
7:03 - Garden of Eden exit: goo.gl/maps/kBR1SmYuChyrVzXP7
7:03 - Wilson Lake exit: goo.gl/maps/NxhKx7bGSbaiy5wj9
11:38 - Historic Cathedral of the Plains exit: goo.gl/maps/2hvQAsxqmsifA6na6
12:30 - Stermberg Museum of Natural History exit 161: goo.gl/maps/BuYvyjfML5PdHpUu7
12:44 - Nicodemus National Historical Site exit 159: goo.gl/maps/7v1rfEEZLEHXZ5tT8
12:44 - Hays, Kansas exit 159, US-183: goo.gl/maps/UmzP12UvGn86SufZ6
14:37 - Ellis Railroad Museum exit 145: goo.gl/maps/3J6u7VqMMpJbLKMx6
16:20 - Rest Area
23:32 - Fick Fossil & History Museum, Oakley, Kansas exit: goo.gl/maps/aHZfnfMVPtqUEvjV8
23:48 - Oil well pumpjack
26:22 - Prairie Museum of Art and History, Colby, KS exit: goo.gl/maps/b5deXJ9zDoiY8x4G6
27:10 - Rest Area
32:30 - Rest Area
33:11 - Kanorado, KS exit
33:33 - Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign. Kansas/Colorado state line.
43:56 View of Pike's Peak (Thanks, John M.)

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15 фев 2018

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@hwmillerser 5 лет назад

Certainly a trip down memory lane. I took a ski trip to Winter Park, CO, back in January of 1969 when I-70 was still brand new. Prior to that we took family vacations in the 50s. We went US 40 then. Seeing the Rockies in all their glory was refreshing after Kansas.

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Thanks Harold, for sharing that.

@Texas80 3 года назад

I would have love to see the U.S. as the Interstates were being built. I was born in 1980 and I remember as a kid seeing how Interstate 10 was slowly taking over U.S. 290 in West Texas on the Rand McNally Road map. I took a road trip recently from Austin to Salt Lake City and back and after miles of windy mountain U.S. highways I decided to stick mostly to Interstates for the drive home. I love Interstates. What a feat of engineering I feel like so many including sometimes take for granted.

@hakikhalil8341 2 месяца назад

I remember taking this highway 40 years ago thanks for the memories

@tjohnson2139 4 года назад

All that open space is kinda terrifying 😂 Gonna have to face my fears and go visit

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

Do it! You will love it. (I promise)

@Zanderreaper 4 года назад

Yah I live in the Pacific Coast and I'm am used to mountains hills lakes not big flat open spaces 1. Better scenery 2. Tornadoes

@johnwesleyhuss2327 3 года назад

POV: you have Autophobia

@awsomemodels 2 года назад

If you think this is too flat you should see the landscape of Iraq , it will probably make you lose your mind 😂 watch this : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kQtWbY5dj7c.html

@hayhay2272 2 года назад

I'm from kansas, you get used to it pretty fast

@RLaraMoore 5 лет назад

I got to visit Salina Ks. It is a beautiful little city. My friend passed away to be with the Lord. He would describe Kansas to me by phone while he drove between towns and I "followed" on google maps . Your video really brings back memories and helps me better envision my friends descriptions. Thank you for sharing your road trip. It's very pretty.

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

This was such a nice drive. Thanks for sharing your story.

@jmiller4280 5 лет назад

At 43:56 you can see Pikes Peak in the far distance (dark blue), the first view of the mountains. The point of view from the vehicle is the highest point on the high plains. The interstate then goes downhill about 900 feet. It's an underrated geographical point in Colorado. You can see for hundreds of miles to the South and West at that mark.

@WhoDigsMedia 5 лет назад

Thank you, John! I've added that mark to the video description. I'm in the process of adding timestamps to all of my videos. This is going to take a while. :)

@zackmccrea4731 4 года назад

I couldnt see anything at 43:56

@MJEdwards409 2 года назад

Love this drive. We do Atlanta to Fort Collins 1 or 2 times a year with the kids. Right off of Exit 53 (26:31) is a big travel center in Colby with a big dinosaur playground that we stop at every trip. (both ways) The kids remember it by heart, and we have the same Quidoba lunch every time at the picnic tables before we grab Starbucks for the final stretch into CO. Thanks for the video!

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Hello MJ. Glad you enjoyed the ride. Thanks for watching!

@christopheradamson430 4 года назад

I am Driving from Louisville to Denver. I love that Drive. It's hard explain.

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

I understand. Thanks for watching.

@christopheradamson430 3 года назад

I am so jealous. Rental cars and gas is so high right now. I would love to do this trip again

@jeffreyhunt6170 Год назад

That will always be my home no matter what people think.

@davidarmitage289 4 года назад

Thanks a lot for posting this.. visiting Kansas is on my bucket list. Always wanted to see the open space and maybe do a storm chase... you gave me a chance to see it as covid19 prevents me from going. Thanks again man cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

Go for it!

@Texas80 3 года назад

I drove on Interstate 70 / U.S .40 from Hays to Salina during part of a road trip from Texas, NM, CO, UT, WY, NE, KS, OK.......I was surprised how hilly Kansas was. I thought it was supposed to be flat as a pancake. Every state I visited was beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Hey there. Thanks for watching!

@terrancewilhite9260 6 месяцев назад

I left Kansas in 72, never went back. Just seeing those flat lands gave me highway hypnosis.

@GregW-lm2rq 3 года назад

I've heard that traveling across western Kansas and eastern Colorado is a surprisingly pleasant drive despite the flat landscape.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

I loved this drive. Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe, as I will be adding more driving videos soon.

@jjkk5400 2 года назад

Looked for Kansas to Denver video as it's been 2 years since I drove from Minneapolis to Denver. Couldn't believe your trip stated from Salina which was interesting as we had our stop over there for the night and what a beautiful little town. Being from England and driving in the snow for the first time it was refreshing leaving Minnessota and seeing the plain which is so famous in western movies. What a beautiful country USA and so different and unique landscape. We drove 10000 miles in 6 weeks from mjnnesota, through des moines, Missouri kansas colorado new Mexico Arizona california oregon Washington then idaho Montana North dakota Minnesota and through Chicago and back home to Europe. It was a drive of a life time and loved it. Best road trip in the world can only be done in the USA.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

@@jjkk5400 Hi Jj Kk - Thanks for watching. Funny you should say that: "Best road trip in the world can only be done in the USA." I can now say that I've driven across all of the lower 48, and YES, it is a beautiful country. But, I want to do the same across Europe. Maybe one day. :)

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

And this was one of my favorite drives: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--CIWPzmAEtA.html

@texasson7950 4 года назад

A number of years ago, there used to be an Air Force base in Salina, Kansas. My father was stationed there for a year, and I attended grade school on that base. So, of course, Kansas holds a special place in my heart. I've been back to Salina since, and it's really a nice town. I now often travel the United States over the road. (No, I'm not a trucker.) I sometimes travel on I-70, I-35 and I-135 across Kansas. Personally, I enjoy the drive across the state, as I like the wide open spaces. That may be partly due to the fact that I'm a Texan, and Texas has a lot of wide open spaces, too. After I've spent hours and sometimes days driving in the heavily congested areas on the East and West coasts, it's a pleasure driving across Kansas.

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

I had a restaurant for about 7 years here in Virginia Beach, and one of my customers was from Salina. I learned this after I got back home and ran into him at my old restaurant. Military man. In his 80s now. But, I think he still has family out that way.

@ronaldgerdes 3 года назад

Schilling AFB

@texasson7950 3 года назад

@@ronaldgerdes Yes, that's right. Thanks!

@johnwesleyhuss2327 3 года назад

I love texas coming from a kansan ❤

@texasson7950 3 года назад

@@johnwesleyhuss2327 Thank you!

@chrisyicheng 4 года назад

Did the same route two weeks ago. From Boulder, CO to Wichita, KS and back over. Salina is absolutely a great spot to stop and recharge during the trip!

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Hey Chris. Thanks for watching. I'll have more videos coming soon.

@robertodaniels3796 2 года назад

Love the wide open spaces and big sky! Stuck in the city in Ohio

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Same here!

@junme1389 2 года назад

Excellent music

@prathameshdatar3006 3 года назад

Play video at 2x speed and enjoy good music along with a good drive! Thank you for the video!

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe. I'll be adding more driving videos soon.

@donsmith6045 Год назад

Watching this reminds me of our last trip to Colorado with my wife driving. I don't think she lifted her foot off the loud peddle the whole trip. I think we made it there in 4 hours from Salina, Kansas

@carlosoviedo3543 3 года назад

loved the ending

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Me 2!

@Ricky_B_Zeichner 2 года назад

I’ve never driven in Kansas but I love how after driving through the Plains for hours on end, the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains finally comes into view at 51:53.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

It was my first time seeing the Rockies. Imagine how excited I was. :D

@hoopty. 2 года назад

I remember driving i70 in Kansas, I had a 94 GMC suburban Silverado and I use to floor it on those long stretches to see how fast it would go. Nice interstate

@EclipseCoD 2 года назад

Looked up this video to see what Kansas looks like out of morbid curiousity. Its such a strange state, the geography tricks my mind. It looks dead flat at first glance but then theres rolling hills and curves and turns.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@willcar7144 2 года назад

passed thru there november 2006thanks for the memories

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@hafizmasoud 4 года назад

Great & Clear Video ... Thanks & 1000 Likes

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Hi Hafiz. Thanks for watching. I hope you subscribed.

@sugarandharley1 4 года назад

Enters Colorado at 33:33

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing! (and watching).

@jeremywendell5501 2 года назад

I've been down that short stretch on 135 so many times over my lifetime I felt like I was in the car with you I thought" if we off-ramp here the strip club by the sale barn is right down that road".

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

And I would have said, "Here, take another hit. We've got more important things to see."

@bearcattony00 4 года назад

Going west in Kansas means your fuel will consume faster, almost half the normal. Constantly going uphill

@SD_702 4 года назад

This is extremely true. Also the crosswinds are brutal.

@bearcattony00 4 года назад

I once went through crosswinds in 105 degree temps in Kansas. Even explored fort hays. Felt like a giant sauna. Dry heat and blow dried hair

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Did you see my note about lower octane fuels in Colorado? I noticed that gas stations here offer 85 octane. Until this trip, I'd never seen gasoline with octane less than 87.

@SD_702 3 года назад

@@WhoDigsMedia I remember seeing that too across there.

@vinnybruce2874 4 года назад

I see the mountains at the end I could see Pikes Peak from there too

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

cool.

@stevehislop 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this upload. I used to live in Detroit, Michigan for 2 years and was working(legally) for Ford and GM as a hydroforming process engineer. Other than working every day, I never had a chance for these road-trips that I had planned. Now, 20 years later, I´m close to migrating legally into the USA, because socialist Germany is close to be unbearable. Thanks for reminding me , what a huge and beautiful country the United States of America is.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! Are you here yet?

@stevehislop 2 года назад

@@WhoDigsMedia A certain „Brandon“ has put serious doubts in my mind, that my idea to live freely in the USA might be a pipe dream. I can just as well stay in Germany for a little longer and look for a country that is truly free to spend my retirement at.Maybe I’ll change my mind ,when 45 is back, but I understand that your magnificent country is not solely defined by its President‘s. Maybe I’ll regret even more in a few years to have not made the move, who knows.

@thealandislands4061 4 года назад

Kansas kind of looks like Iowa, but less corn :)

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Ha.

@nathanmancusi4150 3 года назад

As an Iowa resident...I totally agree😂 I think Kansas would suit me a little bit better than Iowa though

@jadenace2936 3 года назад

i know Im kind of off topic but do anybody know a good website to stream new tv shows online ?

@milanmelvin5616 3 года назад

@Jaden Ace Try Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

@caideneduardo8700 3 года назад

@Milan Melvin Definitely, I've been using flixzone for since march myself :)

@feelgoodcorp1 3 года назад

Being from East Kansas has its benefits, but having to drive the flat midsection of I-70 for 8 hours to get to Colorado is not the most enjoyable experience.

@user-zg6ud1lk7c 3 года назад

It all pays off once you reach the Colorado Rockies and beyond

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

I enjoyed this drive. :)

@joes0406 4 года назад

I’m digging the flatter parts... assume it’s more western KS? Kind of hypnotic like the ocean;

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Hey Joe. I thought I replied to this already. I agree. I enjoyed these flat, long stretches of highway. So different from what I'm used to.

@johnwesleyhuss2327 3 года назад

Western Kansas is what most people think of kansas. Cornfields, Flat Land, and nothing for miles. Eastern Kansas where I am, is beautiful. Near mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, city's ect.

@jimkinkade6919 9 месяцев назад

Been there,done that!

@chrisstaylor8377 5 месяцев назад

Z great drive

@roadrules3671 4 года назад

IF only Philly had roads that Great. Not a PotHole in sight.

@emanon2794 3 года назад

A video of My living driving nightmare in detail

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Why? This was actually a pleasant drive. My nightmare was in the desert. Dried me out like a prune. :)

@TEDSHOTTHAT 3 года назад

Thats slot of space... i always wanted to shoot near the mountains

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Do it! Let me know when you do.

@EricSPizarro 3 года назад

The way I see it is that this is the part lf the US where the east ends and the west begins. I took this route two years ago but unfortunately when we entered Colorado it was turning dark so I was not able to see the change from flatlands to mountains. But entering Colorado although the landscape stays the same you know the east is over.

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

The change in elevation is so gradual you don't really notice it on this drive. Being from Virginia, I was expecting the Rockies to more imposing.

@BradenCohen 2 года назад

@@WhoDigsMedia Do you mind to elaborate a little bit? I recently took a trip through Tennessee and North Carolina on i-40 straight through the mountains and there were some pretty steep grades. I was surprised while watching this video that I didn't really see anything like what I experienced there and the elevations are a couple thousand feet different at least. Is it just a far more gradual ascent/descent on this route to Denver from Kansas?

@theroosters2525 2 месяца назад

@@BradenCohenthis is probably close to 500 miles of driving and you start at like maybe 2,000 feet elevation. It’s not that huge of an elevation change from Salina to Denver proper. Only 3k feet or so. Over 450 miles you don’t notice it. The air gets a bit drier once you get west into kansas but that’s all I ever notice

@palmtrees89 4 года назад

how did you keep the battery life going for 5 - 6 hrs.?

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

Hey EH. That was easy. I just used a power inverter. Plug into your lighter, and it gives you several outlets, standard and USB. www.bestbuy.com/site/duracell-175w-portable-power-inverter-black/6168417.p?skuId=6168417

@garylivengood3208 2 года назад

What is the deal with the lane stripes flowing forward?

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Pretty cool, huh? You're not the first one to notice that. It's just an illusion having to do with my driving speed and the fps (frames per second) of my camera, which was set at 4fps. Check this out, for another example. In this video, the fps matches the speed of the helicopter blades, so they appear not to move at all. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jWIcVP6GRfw.html THANKS FOR WATCHING!

@MidnightWildspirit 4 года назад

was this recorded from a motorcycle or a car?

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

Honda Pilot, Sony HD Cam riding shotgun on a tripod secured with bungee cords. :) Thanks for watching!

@nathanmancusi4150 4 года назад

What time of year is this?

@WhoDigsMedia 4 года назад

Hey Nathan. This was mid-October (2016). Thanks for watching!

@sergiikolpakov8457 3 года назад

Beautiful music. Is someone knows what is it?

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Hey Sergii. I think that music was produced using Scorefitter. I thought I had used Sonicfire Pro, but could not find it in my library. I'm no longer using Scorefitter, however, so I'm unable to look that up. If I find out the title, I'll let you know here. Thanks for watching!

@tonydelariva7163 2 года назад

Mahizhehiyal Pongiduthae is the artist, song is "Heaven's Talatorz." It's a Tamil Christian song.

@youngtrappa7722 2 года назад

Hey bro at what point in the video we’re u in grain field

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

No idea.

@gretchenstranges1577 2 года назад

WHy are the median lines going forward and not backward?

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

I never noticed that before. :) It's just an illusion caused by the framerate. And I just thought of an interesting example. Let me find that, and I'll post the link here.

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Found it. In this example, the camera frame rate matches that of the spin of the helicopter blades giving the illusion of not spinning at all. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yr3ngmRuGUc.html

@defensivedriver6409 2 года назад

This is the dream of Andreas in the game, when you decide to follow the regulations for a change

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

I'm pretty sure I don't know what you're talking about, but... ok. ;)

@timelapsesofsingapore5674 2 года назад

Try driving from Kansas to Atlanta, Georgia next

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

One of these days. I haven't been anywhere for a couple of years.

@tonydelariva7163 2 года назад

I drove from Atlanta to Kansas (actually kept going after Kansas to California. What an awesome drive) and stopped in KC and Topeka. Don't know what made me pull over into Topeka, but it's a really nice town and I was so impressed by the state capital building; It's very majestic and stately. It looks like a tan colored White House!

@johnfoltz8183 3 года назад

Trees not included

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Ha! Thanks for watching.

@motomaniac-cw9vy 2 года назад

I'm about to make this drive next week not looking forward to it

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

I loved this drive. How did it go for you?

@motomaniac-cw9vy 2 года назад

@@WhoDigsMedia it actually wasn't bad at all

@NathanJosephCole 4 года назад

rough merge at 16:55

@bobbym.2130 4 года назад

Yeah, VERY close call....

@WhoDigsMedia 3 года назад

Probably not as bad as it looked. The high speed makes things look a little more "risky". The only close call I had on the entire trip around the US was when a truck almost ran me off the highway.

@ZEDRA09 Год назад

Damn that’s flat

@helpless_ 2 года назад

what song is this?

@WhoDigsMedia 2 года назад

Generated using Scorefitter.

@R2D2C_3po Месяц назад

I've talked to people from Kansas before who say that they build that interstate through the most boring stretch of Kansas as possible! Not that Kansas is a really exciting state to drive across on any road to begin wirh. That interstate is a really boring drive until you can finally see the Rocky Mountains in the distance!