Cross Country Journey: Day 3

Day 3: Today has been a great day! We spent the night last night at McConnell AFB in Witchita, KS and our room was SUPER nice. Sadly, I think the Air Force has Navy beat on that. We loaded up on a big breakfast at Ihop and hit the road! The only time we stopped all day was to get gas a couple times. The plains of Kansas are so interesting! Kansas overall is pretty boring seeing as how there isn't ANYTHING...but seeing the landscape was really awesome. The odd part is that the whole time you're driving, you think you're just driving along straight and flat, but you're actually climbing, A LOT! It's like a huge wedge. We crossed over into Colorado and were amazed at the fact that we were 6,000 ft above sea level! Also, the oil horses and wind turbines were amazing. Just to see the roots of where our resources come from really helps put a different perspective on things. We crossed over into Colorado just as the sun was setting so that made for some gorgeous pictures of the Rockies in the background. I was SO excited to finally see those!! I can't wait to wake up in the morning and see them in the daylight! This trip has been a lot of 'firsts' for me: being further west and higher in elevation that I have ever been...and I can't wait to see what other 'firsts' come out of it! Tonight, we stopped over in Colorado Springs and so far are amazed at how big this town is! We are having such a great time with my dad on this trip, and we are so excited to see what tomorrow brings!

So far I can tell you that:

• Kansas is VERY windy! Holy cow!
• A 21 degree day with 23 MPH winds is COLD!!!!!!!
• Wind turbines are some of the biggest things I have ever seen in my life.
• Blueberry pomegranate tea is awesome! :-)
• Colorado gets a lot of snow and even though a road isn't closed, doesn't mean that it isn't still icy!! (Don't ask!) :-)
• When you cross the Kansas plains, you will only get one radio station. Although it's R&B love making music - just embrace it. It will make for some pretty funny jokes with the husband. ;-)
• Apparently Kansas has the world's biggest prairie dog - who knew! I know because we literally saw 3,000 advertisements for it. 
• Mule deer are everywhere here! It was the first sighting for all of us.
• Don't move with a plant - it will freeze and die in the car overnight...
• Gas prices here are CHEAP! $2.99/gallon
• Colorado drivers have a speeding problem. As if 75 MPH speed limits aren't fast enough for them...on icy roads...at night...

States we have been to:

1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Mississippi
4. Tennessee
5. Arkansas
6. Oklahoma
7. Kansas
8. Colorado