Across America

We Got The Heck Out of Dodge! Why would anyone select that as the city's motto? Well, actually it is "Get Out of Dodge" but my question still pertains. Our motel, America's Best Value Inn's had a very meager breakfast offering. We chose to avoid it and headed out for a real breakfast. Found a pancake house on the east side of town and enjoyed a good breakfast then headed on our way. It was Highway-400 all the way to Wichita. For the most part, it is the standard two lane byway. The mostly hay silage fields gave way to a predominance of wheat with a smattering of corn field just starting out about 1-2 feet high. And, of course, some cattle.. The feed lots tended to be smaller in this part of Kansas and consequently somewhat less odiferous, thankfully. There were quite a few small towns along the way and a few with some size. Greensburg in the county of Kiowa was all but wiped out inn 2007 when a tornado over a mile wide roared through. It was wider than the town itself. Much of the town has made a remarkable recovery.
Fort Dodge, Ford, Mullinville, Greensburg, Haviland, Cullison, Pratt, Cunningham, Kingman, and finally, Wichita
	Every small town has a set of grain silos
A "K" county for my ABCs		We stopped in for a Pepsi and some chips and salsa just for a break
More silos	Even more silos	The highways in Kansas are straight

	A train passenger station. I don't know if it is still in use	Wichita - 25 miles to go
As the afternoon went on, the eastern horizon got more and more ominous	There were several flashes of cloud to ground lightning we spotted ahead	We poor shmucks from California do not know what to think of this kind of weather
The off-ramp in Wichita leads almost directly into the Wichita HD dealer	Harley's symbol is a screaming eagle	Alef's Harley-Davidson has a beautiful, large showroom.
The Best Western Motel we stayed in has a courtyard where games and activities are to be found	Carol watching three generations of girls were enjoying the indoor pool and jacuzzi	We played a little pool. I was having withdrawal symptoms from the game
Dodge City, KS to Wichita, KS