tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post6016582546553387818..comments2023-09-09T08:58:16.226-05:00Comments on Deepest Darkest Thoughts: Home Sweet HomeTrueselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-71978152910944374422007-11-07T07:24:00.000-06:002007-11-07T07:24:00.000-06:00Des - Ah yes, the Chicago to C-U drive. Trust me ...Des - Ah yes, the Chicago to C-U drive. Trust me it stays the same even south of there for a very long time.<BR/><BR/>Val - Pushing $3? Ours has been over $3 for a week or so, again.<BR/><BR/>SM - Actually, Missouri has way more hills than some of the other Midwestern states. Although I suppose some parts of MO are pretty plain.<BR/><BR/>Flirt - Well, you coastal folk just haven't learned to Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-35225583979681308252007-11-07T05:17:00.000-06:002007-11-07T05:17:00.000-06:00It could hardly be more different from where I liv...It could hardly be more different from where I live. You daren't blink while driving around here for fear of missing a sharp bend (with walls), a bridge, a one-in-four gradient or even a road-side ravine!<BR/><BR/>D.... you're weird!freebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745492522820347949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-71359655908779582602007-11-06T16:19:00.000-06:002007-11-06T16:19:00.000-06:00TS - yes it is indeed boring but also beautiful. I...TS - yes it is indeed boring but also beautiful. I was stopped doing 104 but got off any ticket by a) havig an international licence which obviously confused the cop and b) having 60 blown up soccer(footballs) balls in the back of the car which were of more interest to him ;-)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323694527396845923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-25257504130325181932007-11-06T14:47:00.000-06:002007-11-06T14:47:00.000-06:00There is a a reason those of us on the coasts call...There is a a reason those of us on the coasts call it flyover country. And you just described why.<BR/><BR/>I had a similar jaunt through South Dakota a number of years ago. I drove for miles with the only curve being a house that apparently out dated the road, and the road went around the house. That was as interesting as the 5 hour drive got. I swore that day never to do it again. I just The Hopeless Flirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834703619817581661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-61738040821590581062007-11-06T13:53:00.000-06:002007-11-06T13:53:00.000-06:00Highlighted state is Missouri. I have logged many...Highlighted state is Missouri. I have logged many thousands of miles driving through that state (and never lived there). West Texas, lived there and drove many thousands of miles through those open plains too. I would probably have to do my own post to describe where I like driving best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-37732769449034071092007-11-06T12:15:00.000-06:002007-11-06T12:15:00.000-06:00My oh my, those highways look mighty tempting! If...My oh my, those highways look mighty tempting! If only unleaded wasn't pushing $3/gal...<BR/>(Try driving across W TX sometimes if you want to see vast expanses of REALLY wide open spaces ;-)!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-56998022326456636012007-11-06T10:27:00.000-06:002007-11-06T10:27:00.000-06:00Well, here in Michigan, we think of ourselves as b...Well, here in Michigan, we think of ourselves as being in the Midwest. The southern third of the state (at least away from Detroit) is a lot like you describe here, but Up North, and along the shore, it's really quite scenic.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had much experience driving on the Great Plains - I've driven down to Indy a few times. But I do recall driving down from Chicago to Urbana/Champaign Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.com