Day 5 September 2, 2025 Oberlin Kansas to Emporia Kansas 320 miles
The day was cloudy all day but no rain. Some wind but more a gentle breeze. The sweat shirts felt good most of the day. We ran the heater part of the day.
The terrain is more rolling hills. Most things are very green. Still lots of corn and cattle. Most of the towns are small and nearly deserted. The fields are huge so farm houses are far apart. We did drive through Manhattan Kansas which has a population of about 54,000. We didn’t pass the university however.
We stopped in one of the small towns and drove to the park in the middle of town. A couple of people stopped to admire the car. One couple offered to give us lunch and a place to spend the night. We must look pretty desperate.
Just out of Manhattan Kansas are the Flint Hills. This is the largest remaining area of prairie. The area has over 600 species of vegetation and over 300 species of wildlife. We stopped at the scenic overview. You can see for a long ways. More trees than expected. The only wildlife we spotted was grasshoppers. Lots of those including on the car radiator.
About an hour later we were at our lodging. We checked in and then went for gas and the grocery store. The closest one mentioned was an Aldi so we went there. We also went across the street to the Dollar Tree. That one didn’t have the cinnamon licorice either. We just got lucky before. We did see more wildlife however. About six Canadian geese were in the parking lot.
The strange noise we mentioned a few days ago is gone. The Woodie is still running so it must not be too serious.
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