Heading West

emam · 10-11-2007, 12:06 AM

If you ever travel West of the Mississippi, make sure you have satilette radio. The roads are long with nothing much to see

Heading across the border into Iowa

Then in some corn fields of Nebraska

Hope to find some Sunline's out here. Saw tons of them up North in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Pat

kanyonkitty · 10-11-2007, 04:12 AM

Good Morning Pat & Cindy,

Ha, been there done that, your so right about "nothing" for many, many miles. And guess what, there will be even less the farther you go for a while. As for seeing Sunlines, lot of luck. In my last 6300 mle trip out west, I saw one on the west side of Ok. City, OK it was being towed headed east. The other one was a "small" older tan Sunline parked in a yard on my way into Monument Valley. Didn't look like they still used it.

Love your pictures

Safe travels,
Kitty

donreitz · 10-13-2007, 01:33 PM

It turns out the campground host at the Needles Unit of Canyonlands National Park (south of Moab, Utah) has a Sunline. Nice guy, and quite the astronomer too.
Don

emam · 10-13-2007, 02:43 PM

Hey DOn, is he the year round host? Being out here, the astronomy is amazing!! With no light fall off, I've never seen stars like this. Last night, the milkyway was so strong across the sky, it almost looked like Norhtern Lights!!

I'll haev to stop by and talk with him

Thanks for the info
Pat

emam · 10-13-2007, 03:36 PM

Oh it only gets worse as we hit Kansas!!

You look at this for hours

Or This!!

We did see a few cool sights on the side of the road. This was a sign for an old Stage Coach Route from the 1800's

And some cool cactus at a rest area

Then those glorious Corn Fields from horizon to horizon

Cant wait to get out of Kansas and into something that isnt so Ground Hog Dayish...LOL

Pat

donreitz · 10-13-2007, 04:29 PM

I don't know how long the host stays at the campground. He says he visits this forum occasionally so maybe he'll chime in with the answer. Yes, the night sky is truly breathtaking. It's one of the few places left where you can actually see the Milky Way. The amazing thing is that the sky is black even at the horizon. Another amazing thing is the quietness. Canyonlands is quiet enough to hear the sound birds make when they fly through the air. The Needles Unit of Canyonlands is our absolute favorite campground. If you plan to make it to Moab I can offer some advice on where to eat, stay, and shop. We visit the town every couple years or so.
Don