Really enjoy watching your videos. I worked in a factory with welding and lots of hot hydraulics for many years. Also had a job mowing grass but I was 17 so nothing bothered me. But your walking down these dusty roads is something I am so impressed with.
...and not dying! That is a very good plan on dealing with the heat. The respite was short, but seize upon every one you have. Go forth with new shoes and socks and conquer the Plains along the Santa Fe Trail (without getting dysentery too!) Hike on (in the cooler morning and evening)! Tortoise
I wondered how you were dealing with walking on that sandy ridge....NOT a lot of fun to hike through that stuff. And yes I have driven over a lot of those roads too. Kinsley host a really good HS track meet btw.
Here's a fun fact for you - in Kansas, the river is pronounced just like the name of the state - the ArKANSAS river, and not like it's pronounced everywhere else in the United States. It usually makes the rest of the country roll their eyes when we tell them that!
fun fact two - It's derived from the native american word for the local tribe, and only by an act of legislature was the pronunciation codified into law as having the silent "s" in Arkansas (to honor the Francophone way of pronouncing it).
I'm a vegetarian. I live here. Lots of vegetarians and vegans for that matter. But small-town diners are not a first choice... they're a last choice. :D
On a trip out west my wife read a book to me while driving that someone had given her. It was about being a nurse in rural Kansas. She had to make a 20 miles to work and I believe she worked in Kinsley. It took place in the 50-70s if I remember right. Gives a glimpse into rural life in western Kansas.
I don't know what happened to the book. I'm thinking she may have been a nurse in Stafford, Ks and not Kinsley. I just found the book name. Interesting read. Worth your time. "Nurse, Please !! Fifty Incredible Years as A Rural Kansas Nurse" Rose Holcomb, RN
So I have seen that back in California, but we have yet to see any signage or indication of that along our route. We absolutely would not have turned down any sort of break in an air-conditioned area this last week.
we love watching you two daily. just a suggestion maybe get a few grayl purifiers. they remove pesticides however they are heavier that just a filter but i carry both incase of failure. i would suggest carrying one or two extra filters. i think the extra weight is worth it. i love mine
Make sure that Jen knows that even though you like to jokingly lay the blame for late starts and pace issues at her feet, some of us viewers are currently watching older videos from this hike and have caught on to the fact that you have plenty of late starts and pace hiccups even when she's not with you. :P
Be careful with those ranch wells and turning them on. I understand your need for water, but ranchers are incredibly protective of their property and equipment. Don’t get me wrong, they’re kind people and would likely have no problem if you asked but without permission it’s risky.
Stories to tell your grandchildren.Poor afflicted vegetarian....I guess they never met one ? How odd Say Matt that's not the Lady cow from the woods on the CDT is it ? She can't believe it either ! She's showing you "the child"
The further west one goes in Kansas the more independent minded the people become. It's due to the hardship of living out there. Even independent to the detriment of their political views. In other words, they will be against a political system that will help them (they vote against their own best interests). Had a great uncle that had 17 kids in western Ks. Grew up Holdeman Mennonite. So no radio or TV and drove plane cars. One of the kids become head of the Kansas truckers Association, another one owned a Chevy dealership and gave his parents new cars to drive every year and another a big farmer that flew planes but accidently lost his life on a tractor accident at his vacation spot in the Ozarks. Those left the Holdeman tradition. In western Kansas you will find Mexican German Mennonites that were born in Mexico (but keep the German language and their customs) and come up to work on the big farms and try to make money to go back to Mexico etc.
I am normally pretty good about only recording in the sections where I am protected from the wind. Sadly, during these two days there was just no being protected from the wind, no matter what I did.
It is so good to see you both out of the heat for at least a few hours. Please be careful, I wish I was there to help. Thanks for sharing.
Really enjoy watching your videos.
I worked in a factory with welding and lots of hot hydraulics for many years. Also had a job mowing grass but I was 17 so nothing bothered me. But your walking down these dusty roads is something I am so impressed with.
...and not dying! That is a very good plan on dealing with the heat. The respite was short, but seize upon every one you have. Go forth with new shoes and socks and conquer the Plains along the Santa Fe Trail (without getting dysentery too!) Hike on (in the cooler morning and evening)! Tortoise
Thank you to the Trail Angels for the kind gesture to keep the team moving forward.
I wondered how you were dealing with walking on that sandy ridge....NOT a lot of fun to hike through that stuff. And yes I have driven over a lot of those roads too. Kinsley host a really good HS track meet btw.
Thanks, safe journeys. ✌🏻👊🏼
Here's a fun fact for you - in Kansas, the river is pronounced just like the name of the state - the ArKANSAS river, and not like it's pronounced everywhere else in the United States. It usually makes the rest of the country roll their eyes when we tell them that!
We found that out and promptly rolled our eyes. And then I started pronouncing Kansas as Kansaw
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes I would expect nothing less of you!!!
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes Ahaw. I thought so! No wonder that Mennopitbul gave you a hard time!
fun fact two - It's derived from the native american word for the local tribe, and only by an act of legislature was the pronunciation codified into law as having the silent "s" in Arkansas (to honor the Francophone way of pronouncing it).
I'm a vegetarian. I live here. Lots of vegetarians and vegans for that matter. But small-town diners are not a first choice... they're a last choice. :D
Favorite scenery/morning sky so far.
On a trip out west my wife read a book to me while driving that someone had given her. It was about being a nurse in rural Kansas. She had to make a 20 miles to work and I believe she worked in Kinsley. It took place in the 50-70s if I remember right. Gives a glimpse into rural life in western Kansas.
I don't know what happened to the book. I'm thinking she may have been a nurse in Stafford, Ks and not Kinsley. I just found the book name. Interesting read. Worth your time. "Nurse, Please !! Fifty Incredible Years as A Rural Kansas Nurse"
Rose Holcomb, RN
A lot of churches and community centers are running cooling centers for folks who don't have ac in order to beat the heat, might be worth checking out
So I have seen that back in California, but we have yet to see any signage or indication of that along our route. We absolutely would not have turned down any sort of break in an air-conditioned area this last week.
Thursday a big cool front is coming through. I'm in NE Kansas and man, it's been brutally hot this year.
I saw that. We will be well into Colorado by then.
we love watching you two daily. just a suggestion maybe get a few grayl purifiers. they remove pesticides however they are heavier that just a filter but i carry both incase of failure. i would suggest carrying one or two extra filters. i think the extra weight is worth it. i love mine
Most of the wells in Kansas are several hundred feet deep. Pesticides and herbicides are not an issue if you’re worried about contamination.
Hey Y'all. Yes very important to not melt down, crisp up, or die. That would make for poor content. And I would be sad.
Make sure that Jen knows that even though you like to jokingly lay the blame for late starts and pace issues at her feet, some of us viewers are currently watching older videos from this hike and have caught on to the fact that you have plenty of late starts and pace hiccups even when she's not with you. :P
We joke about it because she is far far more disciplined getting up and getting out on a schedule
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes Yep, that makes a lot of sense.
Day 116. I love The Bishop’s wisdom he provides us; “sex in hot tubs is not like in the movies.”
No Jen saying Home Sweet Home for the Night? This is BS. 😆😆 Or in this case is it Home SWEAT home?
Its so cute when she does her lil trade mark ending:)
me too bike or hike sand is the worst
In central KS we call the river the Ar-kansas and the state Arkan-saw.
After learning this a few days back we started referring to Kansas as Kansaw in the name of fairness
With what you know now, any thoughts on whether the "northern" route of the ADT would have been any easier?
It’s about a week shorter but from what I’ve heard less interesting. Either way you have to get across the plains
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes You're right. I walked the southern route and later on drove the northern part. The southern route is better.
Be careful with those ranch wells and turning them on. I understand your need for water, but ranchers are incredibly protective of their property and equipment. Don’t get me wrong, they’re kind people and would likely have no problem if you asked but without permission it’s risky.
Never camp without a rainfly in Kansas
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Stories to tell your grandchildren.Poor afflicted vegetarian....I guess they never met one ? How odd
Say Matt that's not the Lady cow from the woods on the CDT is it ? She can't believe it either ! She's showing you "the child"
The further west one goes in Kansas the more independent minded the people become. It's due to the hardship of living out there. Even independent to the detriment of their political views. In other words, they will be against a political system that will help them (they vote against their own best interests). Had a great uncle that had 17 kids in western Ks. Grew up Holdeman Mennonite. So no radio or TV and drove plane cars. One of the kids become head of the Kansas truckers Association, another one owned a Chevy dealership and gave his parents new cars to drive every year and another a big farmer that flew planes but accidently lost his life on a tractor accident at his vacation spot in the Ozarks. Those left the Holdeman tradition. In western Kansas you will find Mexican German Mennonites that were born in Mexico (but keep the German language and their customs) and come up to work on the big farms and try to make money to go back to Mexico etc.
I moved to Newton, KS when I was 8. We had a huge Mennonite population there. I grew up with them. Really great people.
@@heffaazul I live 13 miles from Newton and am Mennonite.
love your videos but the wind noise is a bit much
I am normally pretty good about only recording in the sections where I am protected from the wind. Sadly, during these two days there was just no being protected from the wind, no matter what I did.
It's Kansas. It'll get better.