Made Denver, 10:00 MDT

We rolled in to Denver this afternoon, tired but happy to have hit friendly territory. We rolled out of Abilene about 3:00 Central time, thanks to Sylvan's excellent mechanickin' skills. I spent some time collecting various prairie grasses, legumes and noxious weeds from the field next to the parking lot while Sylvan worked, intending to share my vast agronomic knowledge with whomever would listen, but I abandoned my quarry to return the jack we had unofficially borrowed from the AutoZone. We fueled up, grabbed some Full Throttle and Rock Star energy drinks, and hit I-70 W, once again progressing in the right direction. Kansas is big, long, expansive, and flat--'bout all I can say about it. The rolling hills dissipate quickly in the western part of the state. Don't see much but expansive wheat fields, oil derricks, cows, and an occasional old homeplace. It's harvest time for winter wheat, and the heat and wind have helped cure out the crop. We stopped for fuel in Stratton, Kansas, elevation 4414 (still dead flat) and got to see a huge prairie storm. Looked like a donut, with concentric circles inside. Pretty freaky lightning. Local dude warned that it was expected to make big hail and possibly spin off tornadoes, we'd better move on westward. We hit Colorado around 8:00 Mountain time (gaining the extra hour was nice) and made good progress. We landed at Adam's house, and it's good to be in a place where you know somebody. Don't yet know what tomorrow will bring, check out the city, go to the mountains, or go to the museum and see the anatomy exhibit with real human bodies. Awesome.