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  1. Driving cross-country, Part 2: Kansas.

    I have way too many pictures of Kansas... because there was nothing else to do for miles, and miles, and miles... and miles.

    This was apparently Kansas' star attraction. They advertised it every couple of miles. (Not Jesus - he's pretty prominent there, but I was talking about the world's largest prairie dog and assorted menagerie.)

    Oh, and we crashed a military base, too. We passed a sign for Fort Riley, and Joe was all "Want to stop by the fort?"
    I, being a military n00b, was all "You can't just wander onto a base, can you?" Turns out, you can... if you have your military ID. That's why it pays to travel with ex-military (and also because they know how to kill anyone who bothers you with a single hand movement). Rock. Anyway, this photo was taken at the BaseMart, which was awesome - AND tax free!

    And then a storm moved in, which livened things up a bit.

    I have a series of crappy videos, too, edited together for your viewing pleasure... or not. Check out the newscast at the end.

    I'm glad we didn't have to find out if the hail really was hen-egg-sized.

    Read and add comments to this entry! 12 Comments | Saturday May 17th at 5:22pm from Jenny +
    1. Nathan Saturday May 17th at 7:19pm

      I think the weapon clearing station is funny, sad, and scary all at the same time. Don't they have one of those at the Moorefield Wal-Mart?

    2. jenny Sunday May 18th at 6:11am

      If they don't, they probably should... especially during hunting season. lol

    3. erat Sunday May 18th at 5:53pm

      So, what exactly do you do with a weapon clearing station? (Obvious, completely obnoxious answer: "CLEAR WEAPONS."). I'm picturing someone accidentally pulling the pin on a grenade--what do I know, maybe that happens a lot at BaseMart--and leaping for the station right after their "oh, shit" moment has cleared.

      Also, who knew God's Country would be inflicted with hen egg sized hail? I hope none hit the prairie dog.

    4. jenny Sunday May 18th at 6:06pm

      According to Joe, folks on the base aren't allowed to leave their weapons at the door, so that's there to make sure there isn't a round accidentally left in the chamber. Or something. If I recall correctly. I guess the majority of the time nothing happens when you fire in it, but I imagine every once in a while if the gun actually fires people probably hit the fucking ground. I know I sure would.

      I also imagine that if the world's largest prairie dog was killed by hen-egg-sized hail, Kansas would probably declare a state of emergency, AND a day of mourning... flags half staff and all. ;)

    5. jenny Sunday May 18th at 6:10pm

      Also? Kansas may have a hard-on for God, but God's country is actually right here in WV. True story.

    6. King of All Ice Creams Tuesday May 20th at 3:53pm

      I'm diggin' your pictures!
      And the video is niiiice :D

    7. King of All Ice Creams Tuesday May 20th at 3:55pm

      Dammit! I forgot I was KOAIC.... :(

    8. jenny Tuesday May 20th at 6:00pm

      No worries... I mean, everybody knows exactly who KOAIC is... right? Amiright? I think I am. :D

    9. Joe Tuesday May 20th at 7:39pm

      Memories......

    10. jenny Wednesday May 21st at 4:04am

      Oh, man, I know.

      Remember the pedophile on the radio in Kansas? Good times. Wish I had a video of THAT. lol

    11. Chris James Wednesday May 21st at 5:28am

      We need a weapons clearing chamber at my office. Only for smokeless tobacco instead of guns.

    12. jenny Wednesday May 21st at 4:04pm

      Oh, jesus, eww. No offense to your office, but chewing tobacco is pretty high on the disgusting scale... right between open sores and moose knuckles.

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