Kansas isn't flat: it's an inclined plane. Kansas City at the east end has an elevation of 763'; as we progressed westward today, Gladys kept us informed of our steady elevational progress - through Topeka (940'), Abilene (boyhood home of D.D. Eisenhower at 1155'), Russell (birthplace of Bob Dole at 1826'), on to the Colorado state line at over 3,000'.
The eastern third to half of the state seemed to us to be hillier than Indiana, and the "Flint Hills" (deposits of limestone and flint) made for some interesting scenery. Also of interest was a massive windfarm that extended along at least 10 miles of I-70.
All that said, the western half of the state had us playing our favorite betting game of "how many miles do you think it is to that grain elevator on the horizon?" 
One unexpected gem was the largest reproduction of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", in the town of Goodland, known as one of the top sunflower producers in the country.
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