Day 22 - May 16, 2012 Thornton, CO to Salina, KS

Tack another 446 miles on the clock to bring the trip total over 9500 miles so far. Whew. An early start once again today, though not so early as yesterday. Nonetheless I was on the road just after 6:30. The ride out the Denver area was a bit depressing. The spectacular scenery I had enjoyed for the last few days was now at an end. With the snow capped Rockies in my rear view mirror I headed East in I-70 to that phase of the transcontinental trip I call the "big flat." From Eastern Colorado until nearly the Mississippi River is the great expanse that makes up the heart of America. And that's where I spent today (and will do so again tomorrow too.) I due course I arrived in Kansas, the 28th state I've visited. Found time to make a very short stop at the boyhood home of Walter P. Chrysler who founded the firm where I worked for many years. Tomorrow I'll continue eastward into Missouri with the hope of stopping in the St Louis area. Only a couple of days now until I arrive at the big open house at Pandora's European Motorsports in Chattanooga. Still enjoying the ride!

The morning make-ready process. Every morning.

Rocky Mountains in my rear view mirror. Sad.

Flat. Straight. Long.Yup, that's the plains.

Still flat!

Welcome to Kansas!

In front of the Boyhood Home of Walter P. Chrysler in Ellis, KS.

OK. It isn't perfectly flet. Sometimes there's a tree. Or even a windmill. Or a whole wind farm!Add caption