(Note: This blog is picture intensive. Many of the pictures were taken as we were driving so they may not be super sharp. But the scenery just had to be captured. Notice the topography changes as we traveled– Amazing!))
We woke to beautiful blue skies and no wind so away we went.
More wind turbines during our journey today:
Old granaries:
New granaries:
Cool barns:
Love the flag (yes, we started getting a little breezy):
We went thru many small towns. The architecture was amazing.
Spring time in the fields – check out that green!
We passed many of these oil rigs that were active:
The leaves are coming out:
Many dirt roads to the ranches and farms:
Lighthouse! In Kansas! Oh My!
Lots of water and rivers that were flowing - We are not in the desert anymore:
We made our way to Airport Park in Concordia. Very nice park – water, electric and a dump station. It is run by the city of Concordia and the cost is donation only. How nice is that.
There is a lot of history in this area and I would like to come back thru next season. So off we went to the Visitor Center to get some information. This 6,400 brick Whole Wall Mural is the longest sculpted brick mural in the US. It is hard to see in this light so when we come thru, I will get a better picture and find out all the details.
The Orphan Train Museum is here plus the Orphan Statue Project that I really want to spend time doing. Here is one of those statues.
So this area is on my bucket list for next season.
We drove around the town – really cute and stopped by the American Legion. Love stopping by the local Legions. We find out so much about the area and what to see and do. (And yes, I have my lists – LOL!)
The wind really picked up so we headed back home and relaxed the rest of the evening. Tomorrow we head to Missouri so stay tuned and enjoy today.
Today’s stats:
Miles Traveled: 208 Miles
Routes Traveled:
Kansas: E. Wyatt Earp Blvd; US-56; KS-156; I-70; Airport Park Road
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