As we traveled Interstate 70 across Kansas and Colorado, I could not help but notice the stark differences in the scenery from the highway.  Both states are beautiful in their own way, but Kansas is more of a man-made beauty crafted from the carefully plotted and lush farm fields along the way.  In early spring, the crops are just beginning to poke their faces out to greet the warm sunshine.  The prairie in this part of Kansas is so flat it is easy to convince yourself you can see for miles in the distance.

Interstate 70 across Colorado changes from the pastoral rolling hills dotted with farms and ranches just east of the Rocky Mountains to the dramatic twists and turns of the highway as it snakes it’s way through the natural gaps in the mountains from the front range to Grand Junction near the border with Utah.  This portion of the highway is riddled with warnings of rock falls and avalanches, dangerous grades (especially for big trucks), and runaway vehicle ramps.

Pictures from a moving car are never what we wish they could be, but nevertheless, I hope you will enjoy my less than stellar images of our drive across these two beautiful states.

Jean