Today was a little bit of an experiment. I worked out a route to get out of Kansas that would avoid Manhattan and Kansas city. My only real goal was to get to Missouri as painlessly as possible. Once in Missouri, I just took roads that headed either east or south. I was on main highways, secondary roads, and county roads. Although I usually find the county roads the most interesting, some of them are not in the best of shape. It made for an interesting day, I must admit, a few times I felt like I was floundering a bit, and it really isn't very efficient. A really fun exercise, is to try and locate yourself on the map after a couple of hours. I think that the overcast skies take a little of the fun out of it too. The weather wasn't bad, but a bright sunny day always helps my attitude.
There are no pictures today. This doesn't mean that I didn't see anything that I found interesting, it means that at the time the traffic was such that I couldn't just stop and take a picture. So you will just have to imagine the tractor sculpture made out of hay bales, and the outstanding yard art rooster.
Present Location: Mountain View, Missouri
Today's Mileage: 482
Total Mileage: 5176
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