Damn is the Midwest Scary

[DaveTV]

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[bdog]

Originally posted by DaveTV
I second that! There is great beauty out there, unfortunately if you on on the Interstate at 80MPH chasing Wal-Mart trucks you will never see it. The Ozarks in Missouri are great, the stars at night in Nebraska and Kansas are really stunning.
PS I am a Bostonian. Most people around here thinks the world revolves around New England and it is amazing how many peeps I know never leave NE except for maybe a flight to Orlando for Disney or a week in Aruba.

True. I have not spent to much time in the midwest, but the Ozarks were amazing. A trip cross country is well worth the extra time to get off the interstate and explore. This country is full of odd, interesting and wonderful people and sights.

[DaveTV]

My point is that you could drive I-95 and conclude that the entire East Coast sucks. You would never see the beaches, forests, and other cool stuff there is. A great book to read is Blue Highways: A Journey Into America by a native American named William Least Heat-Moon - having a mid-life crisis, he travels the back roads(blue highways on a map) for 13,000 miles around the US in an old customized Ford Econoline van - recommended reading

[Grange]

Originally posted by Ski Monkey

As much as i disliked living in the midwest for skiing and biking, I do miss the oddities of most of the people.

I can't argue with skiing but there are some great mountain biking opportunities in the Midwest is you know where to look.

The Midwest also has some of the best fishing and hunting around. From the Boundary Waters to the Great Lakes. No where in the US is trout habitat more finely tuned and respected that the Midwest. There is a lot to do and it is just ignorant to diss the midwest without experiencing it first. If you still don't like it after you visit then flame away.

[Ski Monkey]

Originally posted by interloper
Anyways,when starting fires with propellants it is advised to wait 2-3 minutes before igniting said materials.

Advised? By who? Your mom? Wuss.




edit: grange, it's true there is good biking to be had, but there's something to be said for having some of the best singletrack around two blocks from my door.

[Tippster]

Originally posted by Grange
... From the Boundary Waters to the Great Lakes...

Dood, that's at LEAST 50 miles! Maybe 100!

I agree w/your post though. However, after repeatedly searching for the inner beauty of the great State of Kansas, I have found it lacking in anything more useful than growing food.

Even that big fucking prariedog town outside of Ft. Hays isn't much to look at. Why do they have so many signs for it?

[DaveTV]

However, after repeatedly searching for the inner beauty of the great State of Kansas, I have found it lacking in anything more useful than growing food.

You didn't look TOO hard now, didja?

[Tippster]

Originally posted by DaveTV
You didn't look TOO hard now, didja?

Meh. Unless it slides on snow/water or has an internal combustion engine I don't ride it.

[Darkside]

The one redeeming thing about Kansas was that we did get to see an awesome sunset...though the smell from the feedlot around the corner was too overwhelming to enjoy it for long.

[rip]

The UP is pretty damn far away from kansas but I think it still qualifies as "midwest." If Bohemia was a little taller and there were some girls up here I wouldn't ever feel the need to leave. The mtn bike trails are awesome, close, and kick my ass on a daily basis. And the keewenaw is just beautiful, awesome hiking and camping. So many waterfalls, streams, beaches(so what if you can only go swimming in august/september) and sweet views of superior.

Definately don't knock it til you've been there.

[Ubersheist]

Originally posted by schuss
what are you talking about. Diesel is easier as it burns slower and more predictably. Not that I'd know or anything...

How does it burn, though? Do you have to soak the logs first? My understanding is that deisel is flamable, but not combustable - i.e. I've seen guys put out cigarettes and small fires out with it, but if you put it in a spray bottle (if it doesn't gum up the little nossle) and sprayed it on an existing flame, you'd have a fireball. Maybe you just need to light up a few newspapers that are shoved in between the logs, then just spray the deisel...