Road trip to Houston, part 1

Departed MinnesOOta at 6am, in the dark. Got out ahead of the forecast snow. Clouds to the east meant it would stay dark until after 7am. Breakfast at Mcd at Medford. With the cooler temperatures, we no longer get bugs on the windshield. That quickly changed as I crossed into
Iowa.

This was my first visit to eastern Kansas. They have trees! I thought the tallest thing that grew in Kansas was sunflowers. Unfortunately, Kansas also has toll roads, including parts of I-35.

Arrived in Wichita 1/2 hour ahead of schedule and found a motel. Seems like the motel hallways often smell like the predominant local industry. Had a delightful dinner and waitress. That means it wasn't a dry county.