America's Loneliest Route & Kansas Crop Dusters

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     America's Loneliest Road & Kansas Crop Dusters

     An article well-nigh a long stretch of route that runs through apartment farmland inwards Kansas may non appear every bit good exciting.  After the tragic events of this calendar week inwards Las Vegas, pressing the proverbial interruption push on life is good inside order.  Memories of the dull drive on Highway l through Kansas offered a footling combat of stress relief.    

      I currently go at the Grand Canyon National Park, but Las Vegas is home.  On Sunday, Oct 1st, I left the Grand Canyon at 9:30 too headed domicile to Vegas to larn to a greater extent than or less maintenance done on my automobile the side yesteryear side day.  I arrived inwards Las Vegas a footling afterwards 1:00AM too the streets were empty.  There were constabulary cars amongst lights on nearly everywhere, but at that spot were no people inwards sight.  After pulling into the valet surface area at casino on Fremont Street where I had room reservations, I was greeted yesteryear safety officers.  The safety officers escorted me to the front end desk, hence dorsum to the valet for baggage too they walked me to the elevators.  I asked well-nigh what was going on too why the safety was hence tight.  The answer that I got was "Something actually bad happened on the Las Vegas Strip.  Only guests are allowed inwards the casino tonight.  Go to your room, plow on the TV too you lot volition consider it inwards the news."

     After seeing the tidings study concerning the majority shooting, it was similar the air went out of my balloon.  Dumbstruck depression apace gear upwards inwards piece hearing well-nigh how many victims died hence senselessly.  I idea well-nigh calling friends inwards Vegas to consider if they were okay, but I figured it would last best to await till morn too brand contact inwards person.  Staying seat inwards the casino hotel was the best choice, but it was a sleepless nighttime filled amongst thoughts of why this happened too why Las Vegas.  

     The mood of people everywhere that I went the side yesteryear side hateful solar daytime inwards Vegas was soundless too somber.  There was no laughter too no parties going on.  In fact, nobody, including myself, wanted to verbalise well-nigh the tragedy.  After coming together amongst a few friends at a local bar, give-and-take came through the grapevine that my acquaintances at Mandalay Bay were prophylactic too sound.  Talking well-nigh the tragic final result was useless, because nosotros were all inwards a the world of shock.  Most of us could non final result complete our drinks, because the urge to component division ways too reverberate somberly over the tragic final result was hence strong.  

     While getting my automobile worked on at the shop, I ended upwards sitting at a motorcoach halt for the amend component division of an afternoon only to reverberate upon things.  Reflecting on my 12 years of living inwards Las Vegas too all the difficult times, piece trying non to larn emotional well-nigh the recent shooting is what I did.  I only watched the cars at the busy intersection for what seemed similar hours.  Finally I got to a greater extent than or less peace of heed too moved on to confront i to a greater extent than hateful solar daytime dorsum domicile inwards Vegas during these trying times.

     A lot of sick thoughts tin last settled only yesteryear sitting yesteryear the route too watching the cars become by.  The same tin last said well-nigh taking the route less traveled.  There are fewer distractions too enough of fourth dimension to intend things out.  

     Today's photograph article well-nigh U.S. Highway l too crop dusters inwards Kansas certainly reflects upon simpler times.  There is non much to larn excited well-nigh along this long stretch of "America's Loneliest Road" and this suits those who only demand to a greater extent than or less peace of mind.  

     Ever since the high speed Interstate Highway lxx was built, the one-time Highway l was relegated to existence almost totally bypassed.  Small towns were boarded upwards too the livelihood of thousands of families came to an end.  Most of the motels, restaurants, gas stations too tourist traps bring been abandoned along Highway l for many years.  

     Other than local farm vehicle traffic too an occasional crop duster flight by, almost nobody travels on this stretch of America's Loneliest Road.  The exceptions are folks that prefer to go at a leisurely stride too those who only desire to a greater extent than or less peaceful fourth dimension to intend piece cruising hundreds of miles.                    

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