Kansas Crimson

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023 ... on-volcano

spent some time on Mayon with my wife several years ago

soo

If you were gonna get a cheap room in western ks Friday night, where would you stay?

Along the 70 corridor, just to break up the drive.

And is there benefit to picking/reserving ahead of time, or should I just drive til I’m tired then stop

for some reason, Goodland has more often than not ended up being my “choice”

Goodland, Colby, WaKeeny or Hays. And it's summertime travel time, so prices might be higher last minute as things potentially fill up? I dunno for sure though.

A stop in Salina @ Cozy Inn is always good for the interior fragance of your vehicle.

cool, thanks you guys.

I've stayed in Colby and Hays.

Leaning Colby, cuz it's the most halfway-ish, plus there's a Starbucks there. And while I'm not a huge fan otherwise, I'd at least rather be able to expect a serviceable Americano than roll the dice on truckstop coffee.

Might try Goodland, just for something new, and cuz it would be less driving at night (and prob past my bedtime), and more driving during the day with a good caffeine buzz. And, worst case, if the Goodland coffee sucks, the Colby Starbucks is still only like another 45 minutes either way

I drive this route about once month in both directions. My preference is Colby. Motel rooms seem to be cleaner. There is a place to eat that is not fast food in City Limits Grill and Twisters is pretty good. And there is now a local coffee place called Mokas.

Ousie…wth?

lower your carbon footprint

https://koa.com/campgrounds/goodland/

I'm guessing the KOA is all booked up for Friday nights in July and August by now.

even in Goodland?

Yea.

The land is good there.

Ous: travel with a portable coffee maker. You can plug it into the inverter, use bottled water and make your own. I actually like the Nespresso for that. Easy traveling pods. UHT Milk. Cooler. Frother.

i may get chastised for this, but my time in the Philippines made me a fan of a particular variety of instant, 3-in-1 coffee…San Mig

we try to always keep some on-hand

Sparko wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:10 pm Ous: travel with a portable coffee maker. You can plug it into the inverter, use bottled water and make your own. I actually like the Nespresso for that. Easy traveling pods. UHT Milk. Cooler. Frother.

Right on. Yea, I’ve done that before. I have a little camp stove and a pour-over filter. Makes for above average coffee wherever you are

One of the greatest gifts you can give a young adult you love is a forced appreciation (or at least tolerance) of black coffee. Don't put the young adult you love in the position of being the needy sore-thumb in the meeting.

lol the funniest thing about any of this is mr change the world, save the fraser Q......worried about where he can get starbucks....fuckin A.


truck stop coffee kicks the shit out of the sugar water they serve for $7 at starbucks.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:06 pm One of the greatest gifts you can give a young adult you love is a forced appreciation (or at least tolerance) of black coffee. Don't put the young adult you love in the position of being the needy sore-thumb in the meeting.

black coffee is the only way.

I usually bring my own coffee to meetings. Yeah, I'm a snob.

TDub wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:46 pm lol the funniest thing about any of this is mr change the world, save the fraser Q......worried about where he can get starbucks....fuckin A.


truck stop coffee kicks the shit out of the sugar water they serve for $7 at starbucks.

like I said, not a huge fan otherwise. Colby, KS is prob the only Starbucks I DO go to.

I just been on enough road trips to wanna avoid the rest stop coffee that can too often be weak as fuck and/or burnt to shit.

Besides, the Colby Starbucks has a certain nostalgia. making the drive across western KS a few years back, I saw a tornado. Trying to fully process what I just witnessed, I then stopped in Colby, walked into the Starbucks, and - I shit you not - "Riders On The Storm" by The Doors comes on the moment I walked thru...uh, the doors.

...oh, fuck it. I know you're just trying to go illy on me again, so let's scrap all that and just go with this response instead:

TDub wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:46 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:06 pm One of the greatest gifts you can give a young adult you love is a forced appreciation (or at least tolerance) of black coffee. Don't put the young adult you love in the position of being the needy sore-thumb in the meeting.

black coffee is the only way.

Absolutely.

Starbucks is actually pretty good coffee if you just order the coffee.
I can’t knock ‘em for their Pikes/House blend. You can drink it black.
Just all the other shit that has been added to the menu bc people love sugar I can’t defend.

Dunkin’ on the other hand is bad enough you have to sugar it up but even if you ask for one sugar they put in a cup.

I also agree with ous that I’ve had a lot shitty rest stop coffee.