On the road again; Eight states, lots of empty space

What can you learn about America after traveling through eight states over the past four weeks?

Perhaps the biggest shock to a Wyomingite is that there is so much empty space out there in other states other than the Cowboy State.

We live in the least populated state. And I am among the busiest drivers in a state that includes the drivers who travel the most miles of any state in the country. Based on that, well, you just assume that Wyoming is different and has more empty space than other states, right?

Well, no. Nope. No way. Nada. Nyet.

Compared to some of the stretches I have driven in the...