April 26, 2017: Reconstructed Historic Dodge City, Kansas.
Last week, the Washington Post found the middle of nowhere. Not surprisingly, it’s in northeast Montana.
Kansans had something to say about six towns appearing on the three lists (of different population ranges). It’s a teensy bit of a hitch to point out that Colby, the most remote town between 5,000 and 25,000, is on an interstate — as are Rock Springs and Gillette WY. I’ve been through Colby and Oakley, and then also in Houghton, my highest on this list not near an interstate, on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Of the 30 towns on the table, I’ve been to 10 of them. In fact, in the 25,000-or-more list, I’ve stayed overnight in three of them — Clovis, Roswell, and Dodge City.
Now, will I ever get to Glasgow or Wolf Point, Montana? It’s doubtful, but I’d likely see it from the Empire Builder train. (Planning a trip for that, and Glacier National Park, is a giant exercise in logistics.)