> > > I once heard someone say that New Mexico was just a lot of nothing
> >
> > [snip, and yes, I've read the rest of Howard's post]
> >
> > Whoever you heard that from is wrong. Western Kansas is THE area in the lower 48 that has a whole lot of nothing. I've gone through there a few times and it is nothing but flat, lifeless plains with the occasional small town, maybe a tree here or there, oh look a billboard...
> >
> > Adam "Visit beautiful Kansas! We're the centermost state in the Union, and...er...that's about it" Bomb
>
> There must be something wrong with me. I liked Kansas almost as much as New Mexico. I also liked Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Wyoming, Missouri, Nebraska, Washington, Minnesota, British Columbia, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> Howard

Yeah, but Arizona has the Grand Canyon, Wyoming has lots of rocks, and western Canada has Banff National Park and Lake Louise.

Kansas is just...flat. I mean, it's great if you're riding in an air-conditioned van or bus doing a crossword puzzle while it just slowly stretches out in front of you, but that's it.