DAY FOUR : Emporia, KS to Colby, KS

August 30, 2006
8:24 AM
We depart Emporia to begin a long day of driving through the Kansas prairie lands.


11:51 AM
We visit the World's Largest Hand-Dug Well in Greensburg, KS. Yes, folks, this is the type of excitement you find in Kansas!

This is the water tower that guided us to the famous well.

This is the view looking down the well. You had to pay admission to climb down it. Not quite worth my money, I must admit.


12:30 PM
We take a detour to visit Fort Dodge.

We soon find out that there isn't actually a fort there anymore, just a contemporary style "soldiers' home" for veterans. Letdown #1.

1:10 PM
We arrive in Dodge City.We soon find out the stop was a waste of our time. No gun fights at Boot Hill until 7:00pm. There is no way we are going to wait that long. Letdown #2. So we head to Arby's for lunch, then "get the hell out of Dodge!"

3:40 PM
Due to construction we were forced to take a detour down a "Scenic Route." I thought all Kansas highways were "scenic routes."

5:20 PM
We finally arrive in Colby, KS.

Official Kansas Roadkill Tally:
1 raccoon
2 armadillo
1 hawk
1 opossum
1 turtle
5 "dark, brown, and fury" (aka indistinguishable)

DAY FOUR SUMMARY:
Total miles driven - 417.8
States driven in - 1

Toby, I don't think we are ever getting out of Kansas!