From milepost 392 to mile post zero you will experience an increase in altitude of some 3,000 feet. Across the state there is no better area to travel if you have a love for geology, the pre-historic times, and other treasures or Mother Nature. Roadside geology and beauty can be seen as you travel at almost every milepost.

In addition to the geological beauty of this region there are many points of historical interest which allow the traveling person to relive the days of the Iowa, Sac and Fox, the Kickapoos, Pawnees, and the warring tribes of the Cheyennes. Northern Kansas is truly where the west began and expanded. It is the route of the Pony Express, operating from 1860 to 1861, which parallels US 36 across northeast Kansas. Starting at St. Joseph, Missouri the Pony Express ran through Marysville, Kansas and continued to Sacramento, California . US 36 is the crossing point of many of the trails, such as the Oregon Trail and several cattle trails that criss-crossed this area.

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