Following a stormy night in Columbia, we headed west this morning. A steady north wind had brought down clear, cool, dry air behind the storm front, perfect for traveling.
Farther west, in eastern Kansas, plumes of smoke rose from the Flint Hills as the annual burning of grasslands was underway. Designed to remove invasive plants and to nourish the pasturelands, one wonders about the carbon load released into the atmosphere.
And what wildlife did I encounter today (you might ask)? Easy: turkey vultures, great-tailed grackles and dead raccoons. But we did see thousands of cattle! We'll complete our journey to Colorado tomorrow.
