Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Welcome back to Kansas! After visiting Mount Sunflower out in Wallace County Kansas, we stopped in for a visit at the Fort Wallace Museum. We have been to a rather large number small regional museums but this one takes the cake. We spent so longer wondering the galleries and the staff were great and answered
The Santa Fe trail stretches from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The trail is almost 900 miles and crosses parts of five states. I have not traveled all along it’s length but I have been to a number of neat locations and I hope to visit more. Dodge City When those traveling the
To visit the highest point in the state of Oklahoma, Black Mesa Summit, we hiked 9 miles round trip. To visit the highest point in the state of Kansas, we drove right up to it. I will admit, it was a nice change. That being said, Mount Sunflower is in the middle of nowhere Wallace
After visiting the Keystone Gallery and Historic Scott Lake State Park we headed to Scott City and visited the El Quartelejo Museum. This museum tells the history of the area surrounding Scott City – from prehistoric times to the present. The museum is free to visit and is open Tuesday through Saturday 1pm to 5pm.
After visiting the Keystone Gallery we headed to Historic Scott Lake State Park. There is a day pass fee of $5 per vehicle to visit Scott Lake. Visitors can camp and hike at this state park. We particularly went to visit the El Cuartelejo site. This is the site of “the remains of the northernmost
Life has me a little behind on my normally scheduled posts. That being said, I hope you enjoy these photos from small Texas and Kansas towns that my wonderful husband took on the last trip that don’t really fit anywhere else. What do you think of analog photography? Let me know in the comments! Have
The day after our hike up Black Mesa Summit we decided to go to Scott City to the local state park and a museum there. Well, we got sidetracked and decided to visit the Keystone Gallery first. If you are fan of the prehistoric this is a must visit place. The proprietor of the gallery
Keltin is from Kansas and so we visit fairly frequently. I’ve fallen in love with exploring the Sunflower state and the interesting things in the states close to the southwest corner of Kansas. This whole Kansas series is going to be a bit nerdy. I mean nerdy as in history and fossils. A bit of
I love finding random little, interesting stops in small towns while on road trips. On the way to and from Bent’s Old Fort, we drove through Coolidge, Kansas. In the original 1983 National Lampoon’s Vacation movie Cousin Eddie is from Coolidge, Kansas. Despite enjoying the Christmas Vacation movie, I have not watched the original film
We are off to see the wizard. Well not yet, before starting on a road trip we need to be a bit better prepared than Dorothy. This week we are heading down the road to Liberal, Kansas. Liberal has laid claim to the Wizard of Oz. We briefly discussed a few things to bring in
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