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| Today we cross over the Missouri River and enter Kansas for the first time and another tick in the box for states visited... The nickname for Kansas is the Sunflower State which we learn grow wild here... |
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| Similar to Nebraska and Iowa, Kansas is very agricultural as well as having a very large cattle industry.... At one rest area we learn that this Flint Hills area of Kansas is renown for fertile grazing land for cattle....the old saying is that The Texans send the horns up to Kansas and Kansas grazing puts the body on them !!! |
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| I've added this pic of our home on wheels at Chapman RV Park, Chapman, Kansas to show the tree bending in the wind !!! We brought in the slides overnight to be more streamline and to protect the slide toppers from the strong gusty wind....but although windy it was very nicely warm... |
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| Saturday 21st October... We are once more heading west along the I-70 from Chapman to the I-35 south to Dodge City.... The combines lined up ready for the days work... |
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| This is "milo"and there are acres and acres of it....it's another type of cereal corn and a major feed grain for cattle.... Driving along in the sunshine it has taken on a lovely copper colour.... We also drive past a huge underground storage area at Conway....discovered later it is storage for petroleum products, gas, propane etc etc... |
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| We love the way these poles are leaning just like in the old movies.... Kansas is a very windy state and now has a growing number of wind turbine farms...we pass several and one in the process of being built...
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| We had to stay at The Gunsmoke RV Park having lived through the years of Gunsmoke on TV....and it turns out to be a really great park with lovely owners.... Our site is in Matt Dillion Drive... |
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| Office and buildings at the Gunsmoke RV Park.... |
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| Sunday 22nd October... Yorkieman enjoying a dram wth Doc Holliday.... |
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| Yay....I'm happy... You might notice the that we are wrapped up warmly this morning but by this afternoon although not shorts weather it is short sleeves and nicely warm.... |
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| Some of the restored buildings at the Boot Hill Museum...... |
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| We walk most of the self guided walking tour... |
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| Wyatt Earp..... As well as being historic Dodge is also very industrial due in part to the railroad and agriculture....a feature of The Plains is the huge silos.... |
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| We have enjoyed our stay in Dodge City... But it's time now "To Get the Heck Out of Dodge" !!!! Tomorrow move on once more... Until the next time it's bye for now from.. Mr Dillion and Miss Kitty... |
Getting close to cowboys!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue & Michael,
ReplyDeleteSome pretty memorable names on this post. ( I have just practiced my quick draw).Hope you managed to re stock the TFG.
Downhill slope to winter for us, turned the clocks back last night.
Cheers,
Ann & Dave
Sadly no TFG yet, think we will have to wait until we get to Tucson...meanwhile he is drinking my brandy !!!!!
ReplyDeleteStay warm we hear there is a cold snap...
M & s :)