Boy, this interstate driving sure moves you along at a rapid pace but with lots of boring scenery. Going 500 miles in a day is a very unusual experience for us and we usually only opt for 200 - 250 and that is off the interstate. By the way on I70 at mile marker 188 there is a Flying J which has become a must stop for us. Outside the store area is a large canopy structure called Grandma's Kettle Corn and she makes some of the best you have ever put in your mouth.There is a great deal more to see, places to visit and people to talk with. Oh well, here we are in Kansas City and we were surprised at how neat of a city, or is that cities, this place is. Clean, friendly, people oriented, dynamic traffic routing and good BBQ make this a must come back to place.
We wound up spending two nights here in a KOA which is unusual for us because we feel they are expensive since we don't use many of their recreational facilities. Today we ventured out to the Kansas side of the border and went to visit the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Garden which was quite an interesting place. If you are ever in the Kansas City area, I will recommend that you visit this attraction and see what a small city can do with a large measure of "out of the box" thinking.
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| This fine facility had a Monet Garden which was designed, right down to the bridge to replicate Monet's famous garden in France. Instead of a live Monet, this garden has a life size statue of the famous painter engaged in painting his garden. |
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| Some enterprising soul came up with the idea of planting a rotten log with flowers and building a model of a cliff dwelling. |
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This photo shows the amazing detail in the statue of Monet.
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