Day 4 – Dodge City to Colorado Springs – 260 miles

It was time to head West along what turned out to be part of the northern route of the Santa Fe trail. We would be leaving Kansas and heading to Colorado and our final nights stop. The scenery remain as flat as the past couple of days, however, the roads were mostly single lane. This meant we could experience the true grunt of the Mustang. The ease of overtaking in a car that instantly responds made for an fun drive.

One thing we have noticed each day are the giant watering systems for the crops that stretch for many metres.

Seems these are fixed and water in arcs and circles which provides some great satellite images.

You also got a sense of waves in the fields as we sped past.

We continued West and soon we were back in Colorado – the state we arrived in and will leave from.

As we continued West the Rockies started to rise up in front of us and we finally had something to look at other than endless horizon.

They certainly made for an impressive view from our last hotel room, on the 12th floor.

Day 3 – Amarillo to Dodge City – 253 miles

So it was time to head north on a route that would start in Texas, cross Oklahoma and finish up in Kansas.

The weather was hot and sunny as we headed out of Amarillo on the US87 and it soon became clear we were in for a day of straight roads and flat terrain. Every town we passed was a mix of farmland, dotted with nodding donkeys and grain processing plants.

It wasn’t long before we hit the first state line and the aptly named Texhoma – a town half in Texas and half in Oklahoma.

Our route took us across the “panhandle” meaning our time in Oklahoma would be brief – just over an hour (or around 60 miles). There was no real change in the scenery to speak of.

The weather continued to heat up and the scenery remained the same – you can see why it’s called the great plains. It’s quite incredible to be in a place that you can see the horizon stretch out in all directions. You get the illusion that the road is running into the sky due to the heat haze.

Being in the right part of Kanasa meant we had the opportunity to stop of in Liberal, park on the yellow brick road and visit the Dorothy museum – seemed rude not to.

A quick check of the sky for tornados – all clear so onto Dodge City and Boot Hill. There was time for a quick stop in Minneola and the Dalton Gang hideout. It seems there was plenty of outlaw activity across Kansas.