Category: United States

Kansas: Fort Wallace Museum

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

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Adventures with Bear

It has been a busy spring and I have not had as much time to write lately as I would like. While I get to writing, enjoy some of Bear’s adventures this spring. If you are interested in sharing more adventures with your own pups, check out my tips below! Traveling with Dogs Happy spring!

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Along the Santa Fe Trail

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

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Ray Roberts Greenbelt Trailway

I love checking out local trails. This trail had actually been in rough condition for a while, according to reviews on AllTrails, but the reviews recently had gotten better so we decided to hike it. I will note that part of this trail is in a floodplain and so the trail conditions can change quickly

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Kansas: Mount Sunflower

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

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Kansas: El Quartelejo Museum

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.

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Kansas: Scott Lake State Park

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

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Analog Roadtrip

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

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