[aslyfox]

The widest state east/west?
Hawaii, 1.500 miles.

try to drive that

can't be done

not without a ferry

[robtcorl]

try to drive that

can't be done

not without a ferry

Au contraire.

[Jean Poitiers]

So if you were to suggest one place in Kansas that should not be missed while driving through; what would it be?

A place with a toilet ... maybe when you are half way across?

[CharLac]

Topeka!

Dodge City looks neat, but smells like cow poop.

I was thinking something more on the "natural" side of things....a canyon, a mountain, a nature trail, etc ;-)

[robtcorl]

I was thinking something more on the "natural" side of things

a mountain

Mount Sunflower, highest point.

[aslyfox]

So if you were to suggest one place in Kansas that should not be missed while driving through; what would it be?

seriously

what are your interests

birding

Cheyenne Bottoms / Southwest / Wildlife Areas / Locations / KDWPT Info / KDWPT - KDWPT

Home - Quivira - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

natural history of a certain period

http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/

various activities

Kansas City Kansas ( sneak across the state line to Kansas City Mo, we won't tell )

historical exploration:

trains, cow boys and " law men "

Dodge City

Wichita

Independence Eisenhower

pre Civil War conflicts

America's Civil War: Missouri and Kansas | HistoryNet

Topeka, Lawrence,

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etc etc etc,

[RoxnDox]

Mais oui!

Since '56.

The other guy got it all rolling for me in '51.

In Sequim.

Does anyone here know how to pronounce Sequim?

It isn't how it looks.

I do (bein' a native Warshingtonian Seattlelite and a member of the Lesser Seattle Society!).

It's as much fun as getting folks to pronounce Puyallup properly

[aslyfox]

Then there is the population density.
We lived in Rice county for three years.
When we lived in New England I described Rice County KS as being roughly half the size of Rhode Island, but having a total population of under 10K.

when I moved to Kansas I became aware of " frontier " designation

Urban

Rural

Frontier

based on population density

at one time, I believe, there was a movement to buy out property owners in certain states and recreate the Great Plains

[robtcorl]

Small towns rock!
I show my location as St Louis, but live in a county south of the city, rural but near a small town.

[aslyfox]

The people are the most valuable thing in the state.
We lived in Sterling KS 2003-06, where the entire town {all 2700 of them} celebrates July 4th together.
This year I wore my 2006 shirt on the 4th.

small towns can be a blessing

and a curse

fitting in can be a problem

I grew up in one 2,200 or so

didn't get exposed to much of the real world tho

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a small town story:

step sister's boy friend to town cop:

why are you taking [ my dad's ]' word over mine

cop:

you mean the guy who's been the assistant scout master for years

the guy who started the town's volunteer ambulance service

and who hasn't caused any problems in town for 30 years

that guy ? "

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" reputation" it may take years to obtain

and it can be gone over night

[aslyfox]

Au contraire.

sorry

I'm not buying that

that doesn't look like the Pacific to me

[savoche]

Lagavulin

I've tried that once or twice

if I recall correctly

extremely " smoky "

but nice if you can get by that

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oops

I think I might be confusing it with

Laphroaig

can anyone help me out on that

Oh, they are both plenty smoky. Lagavulin is rather smoother and gentler of the two, though. Laphroaig is uncompromising smoke, iodine, and seaweed all the way through. I find both highly enjoyable.

Caol Ila is another favourite.

[aslyfox]

Laphroaig

that is the one and that is a good description of it

[CharLac]

Oh, they are both plenty smoky. Lagavulin is rather smoother and gentler of the two, though. Laphroaig is uncompromising smoke, iodine, and seaweed all the way through. I find both highly enjoyable.

Caol Ila is another favourite.

There is at least one Irish Whiskey I really like too. My neighbour at the last place I lived loved his scotch whiskey but he poured me a really nice Irish Whiskey a few times. The name escapes me.

[savoche]

When my oldest two were young we had a Buick Estate wagon, I forget the model year, but this looks like it best i can remember.
It was a beast!

Pray, how many miles yards to the gallon?