Parker, CO to Junction City, KS
451.3 miles
Time: N/A
(We drove to Abilene, KS before arriving in Junction City, KS so I have no idea how long it
takes to get from Parker to Junction City without stops.)
Pictures Taken: 35
Highest Temp: 89 (KS)
When we went to bed last night, we planned to leave at 8:00am this morning so we could get to Abilene, KS in time to go to the Eisenhower museum. My mom woke me up at 6:45am because she realized that we would be losing an hour during our trip (time change from CO to KS) so we needed to leave ASAP.
The drive was pretty boring. After the awesome sights we've seen over the last few days, flat lands for miles just didn't do it for me. Thankfully, with the help of my awesome DJ-ing skills, the music kept us going. Below is an example of what we saw for most of the trip.
A few of the states we've driven through have minimum speed limits. I saw this for the first time in Vermont last month and found it quite interesting. I wonder if they had problems with people driving too slow prior to posting these signs.
Toto, we're not on the west coast anymore. We're in Kansas. During the drive I saw a handful of signs that gave me some insight into parts of the country I've never been exposed to. In Colorado I saw a housing development that called itself "A Covenant Community". In Kansas I saw three signs pertaining to abortion. Two of the signs said "Adoption not abortion" and one sign said "Abortion stops a beating heart". I saw two signs pertaining to Jesus. One sign said "Jesus. I trust you." and the other sign said "Jesus, I trust in you". Little did I know that these signs were just a taste of what I'd experience in Junction City, but more on that later.
When we arrived at the Eisenhower museum, we took a tour of his house and then explored the museum. Below is a picture from his house. It was neat to all of the items still there from when Eisenhower lived there. We couldn't go upstairs due to fire code, but we got to see most of the house.
The museum had a lot of interesting documents, videos, and items (clothes, medals, etc.). I didn't enjoy it too much because I'm not a fan of museums or history. If you like that stuff you would enjoy this museum.
When we got to dinner I was amazed by what I saw (take a look at the sign below). We got there too late for the 99 cent well drinks, but luckily $1.99 Long Island Ice Teas were being offered all night. You better believe I had one of those. The drink and dinner were delicious! While waiting for our food I experienced a conversation like nothing I've had before. We talked with a local who asked us why "Frisco" (San Francisco) got hijacked by liberals. We had no idea what to say, so he gave us his opinion. He thought that it got hijacked because the hippies who lived in the Haight-Ashbury district spread out and made their way into Congress. As soon as we told him I lived in Portland for a while he said, "Well we're done talking". He was sort of laughing, but I don't think he was joking. Welcome to a world of different views and opinions. I've decided the best course of action when meeting new people is to let them talk first so I know where they're coming from and refrain from talking about touchy subjects.
We're almost at the 2,000-mile marker!
The woman at the front desk of our hotel is awesome! We became instant friends (we're now Facebook official so it's legit - just kidding...sort of) and talked for about an hour over the course of the night. She is hilarious! It was a great end to the night. I'm now in bed typing this post. I plan to fall asleep to TLC and HGTV and sleep in tomorrow because we don't have to be in Branson, MO until tomorrow night.
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