Road Trip 2001

The road trip to the grasslands of Kansas involved driving 2848 miles in 7 days.

The path followed went Arizona to New Mexico to Texas to Oklahoma to Kansas to Nebraska to Colorado back to Oklahoma back to New Mexico back to Arizona.

Adventures included driving blind on I-10 (NM), a near head-on with a huge truck (TX), and exploring a dead hotel (NE).

Places visited include The Thing (AZ), White Sand Dunes National Monument (NM), New Mexico State University, Texas Tech University, Cadillac Ranch (TX), Geographical Center of the 48 Contiguous states (KS), Thurman Cemetery (CO), and a corner in Winslow (AZ).

I met two special people -- first Shirley, then Bill.

A road trip has three parts: it's planning, it's implementation, and it's trip report. Here is a hyperlink to the road trip plan that was written prior to the trip. The trip has been completed (i.e. implemented). At a high-level, the trip followed the plan, but the plan ended up being modified on a daily basis. Writing the trip report is fun because it allows you to re-experience the road trip from start to finish.

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	01_TheThing.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:51	40K
	02_YuccaMotel.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:52	44K
	03_NM-EastBorder.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:52	48K
	04_HereComesRain.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:52	37K
	05_StuckInRain.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:53	59K
	06_NMStateUniversity.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	39K
	06_StateUniversity.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:53	40K
	07_WhiteSandsFoo.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:53	20K
	08_WhiteSands.jpg	13-Apr-2006 05:30	12K
	09_MoreWhiteSands.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:53	23K
	10_TwoBitCafe.jpg	13-Apr-2006 05:30	47K
	11_TexasGoldInNM.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:54	45K
	12_TX-Border.jpg	05-Mar-2004 06:29	36K
	13_TXColor.jpg	05-Mar-2004 06:27	56K
	14_TexasTechUniversity.jpg	05-Mar-2004 06:27	28K
	15_CadillacRanch.jpg	26-Oct-2002 08:09	81K
	16_FuneralHomeVegaTX.jpg	05-Mar-2004 06:27	30K
	17_385N.jpg	05-Mar-2004 06:28	21K
	18_OK-SouthBorder.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:56	40K
	19_56E.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:56	29K
	20_KS-Border.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:56	38K
	21_KansasGrasslands.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:56	53K
	22_TownAhead.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:57	39K
	23_CowsGalore.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	47K
	24_DodgeCityElevator.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:57	44K
	25_MidwayUSA.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:57	37K
	26_28NColor.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:57	59K
	27_CountryRoad.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:58	61K
	28_MoreGrasslands.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	37K
	29_OsborneKS.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:58	47K
	30_SunFlowerField.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:58	49K
	31_GeoCenter48States.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:58	48K
	32_NE-Border.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:59	41K
	33_EmptyHotelInMcCook.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:59	46K
	34_MassacreCanyonMonument.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	20K
	35_CO-Border.jpg	09-Aug-2001 12:59	49K
	36_ThurmanCemetery.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	34K
	37_ThurmanCemetery.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:05	38K
	38_ShirleysCafe.jpg	09-Aug-2001 13:00	46K
	39_OK-NorthBorder.jpg	09-Aug-2001 13:00	43K
	40_NM-WestBorder.jpg	09-Aug-2001 13:00	49K
	41_AmazingBiker.jpg	09-Aug-2001 13:01	40K
	42_AZ-Border.jpg	24-Aug-2001 06:06	37K
	HEADER.html	10-Aug-2001 13:11	1.2K
	README.html	12-Aug-2001 12:38	418
	TexasTechUniversity.html	16-Nov-2001 11:54	1.9K
	kansas/	28-Dec-2006 22:54	-
	more_images/	28-Dec-2006 22:54	-

I ran out of space on my digital camera; therefore, another batch of images have been scanned.

These pictures include some more grasslands, more Thurman cemetery, a much better sunflower shot, more cows, more of Shirley's Cafe and her town of Campo CO (population of 110), and "standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona."

More images...