DAY 12
DAY 14
FINISH:
miles
Wheatland, WY
8243.5
(the Colorado border is only about 8 miles away from Raton), straight up through
Colorado, passing through Colorado Springs and Denver, and further north into
Wyoming. I decided to modify my route and head east, so that I could drive through
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. I had been in these states on a road trip which I took in
November 1996, but not in the western parts of them. I left Raton and drove toward
Clayton. I watched the sun rise as I approached Clayton, a town which I could see
many miles in advance thanks to the flat land and straight highway. Ten miles later I
Texas. The scenery didn't change
much for the rest of the day - flat land
as far as the eye could see in any
direction. I drove to Dalhart, and then
headed northeast on Route 54 - from
the panhandle of Texas to the
panhandle of Oklahoma. I drove just
56 miles in Oklahoma before I made it
"Dorothy's House," a museum which houses memorabilia from "The Wizard Of Oz."
Day 13 continued to go on without much in the way of excitement, as I headed north
on Route 83, passing through towns such as Garden City, Scott City and Oakley.
From Oakley, I drove west on I-70 for about an hour, and exited at Goodland, where I
headed north on Route 27 into Nebraska. I didn't see much of Nebraska, though,
since I only drove through an 8-mile stretch in the southwestern part of the state before
entering Colorado again. Route 34 in Colorado took me through Fort Morgan and into
Greeley. In Greeley, I turned north onto Route 85, which brought me into Wyoming.
I drove through the city of Cheyenne before getting onto the Interstate (I-25), and
driving another hour to get to Wheatland, where I would stop for the night.