Since we first started sharing with people that we’d be traversing the
country we’ve been treated to much commentary. One of the things we heard
repeatedly was how boring Kansas would be. “Just miles and miles of corn,”
“Vast expanses of nuthin,” and “Watch out for tornados.”
If we saw corn, it was not yet knee high to any insects.
And they’ve done a really good job of covering up the expanses of nothing with buildings, animals, and businesses.
And we are grateful God saw fit to spare us any tornados.
And they’ve done a really good job of covering up the expanses of nothing with buildings, animals, and businesses.
And we are grateful God saw fit to spare us any tornados.
I’ll be honest. In my research of things to do between Kansas City, MO, and
Colorado Springs, CO, I did not turn up a ton of prospects. But one thing
suggested by TripAdvisor was something called Monument Rocks, and/or Chalk
Rocks. Now, this place doesn’t have any real website… and details on arriving
at the destination are sketchy. Mapquest and GoogleMaps don’t recognize the
request, and no address exists to punch into the GPS. But if you are willing to
deviate off of the most direct route from A to B, use a Paper Map, and foray
down 7 miles of rutted dirt roads, you will be rewarded.
No more words.
This is an amazing thing...
The kids BEGGED to stay. When we first tried to leave, I literally heard begging and pleading.
Rocks. Free rocks.
No admission fee.
No princess meet and greets.
The kids BEGGED to stay. When we first tried to leave, I literally heard begging and pleading.
Rocks. Free rocks.
No admission fee.
No princess meet and greets.
No FastPass.
Rocks.
Now, maybe it was because it was compared to more van time. But it was nice.
2 Peter 3:5 -
For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,
Our youngest kids were 6 and 8 when we drove to Colorado in December and back again ten days later. They actually stayed awake the entire time we drove because they wanted to see the Mississippi River. I think we drove through six capital cities, crossed an uncounted number of rivers, and stopped nowhere except Dairy Queens, fast food restaurants, a hotel or two, and those highway potty stops. We had two cars and made the deal that if we lost each other, the first car would stop at the next rest area and wait for the other. No GPS and only one of us had a cell phone. The other car had a calling card (remember those?) so we could call the one with the cell phone in case they didn't show up where we were waiting.
ReplyDeleteLove this! No one there to charge entry fees or tell you to stay off the rocks!
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