East through Kansas
Morning! After all the great advice over the last half year I've gotten from so many of you, I'm going to try keep it going! We will be leaving Meade Kansas next week after a storm front blows t...
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Edd505 wrote:JRscooby wrote:
As a general rule, I try to avoid driving east in Kansas. Watch your snot.
But I have made many trips, normally longer and heavier than you are. Wichita is pain to get thru on 54/400. I would take K61 at Pratt, catch US 50 at Hutchison. That is a major truck route, I435/I470 along the south side of the KC metro area. Drop off I470 on US50. Good route, plenty of food and fuel. Sedilia Mo, take US 65 north. If want to avoid interstates, turn east on US 24. 24 will drop you on US 36, that will put you into Ill far enough south to find a path that does not include Chicago
Obvious what you do, lots different 75ft @ 80,000. US30 is far enough south to avoid Chicago, again 2 & 4 lane with lots of small towns, fuel & food are plentiful.
Yes, I'm retired driver. But more than a times I have used I35/50/16/54 in pickup with 5th wheel, pickup with popup. Bell, once on my Panhead. Summer of 1980, I rode a bicycle from Dodge City to Wichita.
I have ran 30, but don't know the area well enough to say that is best.
I mention "food and fuel" because I see so many threads about people having trouble getting next to pump.
