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Day 4: Kansas City to Salina, KS

By Adam Durity | Published: February 13, 2009
View Larger Map This morning we departed Kansas City to the southwest taking I-35 to US-56.  We followed US 56 through the small towns that dot the southeastern Kansas landscape.  Each town was a variation on the theme of the one stoplight, everyone knows everyone communties.  I half expected to see a milkman or a newspaper [...]
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Day 3: St. Louis to Kansas City

By Adam Durity | Published: February 12, 2009
View Larger Map Before getting back on the road, we made one stop in St. Louis: the Gateway Arch, the symbol of Westward Expansion.  Since we are headed westward, following many of the pioneer routes, we felt it quite fitting to see the arch before continuing our journey.  Rising 630 feet over the Mississippi River and [...]
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