Thirty-Six Clinched
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Day 6: June 14, 2011 Thirty-Six Clinched |
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It seems entirely believable that Kansas possesses the longest piece of
straight two-land pavement on Earth.
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Once again, RoadsideAmerica.com came through with a side trip. It was a
century old sod house about a dozen miles south. Fittingly, the dirt
house was accessed by dirt roads. About ten miles south on one dirt road
then east a couple of miles on a narrower dirt road then south just a bit
on another dirt road. RoadsideAmerica calls it a bed & breakfast. I've
got my doubts about that but apparently the place can be rented. There is
an authentic Historic Registry plaque but the
hand carved wooden one seems more appropriate. There are a few small out
buildings and a couple of old tractors. A sign on the
door offers some valuable information. I'd passed a couple of pickup
trucks, a Subaru Outback, and even a semi-truck on the road that connects
with US 36 but nothing on the others. When I got back to the intersection,
the only fresh tracks were mine.
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Apparently I saw nothing I thought worth photographing through eastern
Colorado and the outskirts of Denver and Boulder. The first Colorado
picture is of the entrance to Rocky Mountains National Park then one inside the park
as I drove on toward my goal. That's it, I guess, in the third photo. As
Dale Sanderson explains on his
End of
US Highway 36 page, there is no actual end sign. He does document
several related signs nearby. In my photo, that is US 34 going off to the
right and straight ahead. Since the only place US 36 can end is at US 34,
I'm guessing it must end right about where that traffic island is.
With my mission accomplished, I headed to the Moraine Campground and picked out a site. Old folks get into National Parks free (with a lifetime $10 pass) and get campsites for half price. My home is secure and I'm ready for the forces of nature up to and including mild breezes and light sprinkling. |
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