Year: 2003

Home, We’re on Our Way Home!

We started home about 3:30pm Monday, leaving due west on US 56 out of McPherson. We had an uneventful drive, arriving in Lamar Colorado, around 8pm; well in time for the sunset: The … Read more

Faris Caves

The Faris Caves are man-made caves hand-carved into a sandstone cliff near the Smokey Hill River in North Central Kansas near Kanopolis Lake. We visited there after a day of geocaching, though we … Read more

Kansas Wheat Harvest 2003

The wheat harvest in Kansas is turning out to be the best one in 3 years. The impact on a small town is chronicled in this story which helps underscore how important agriculture … Read more

Local Color

Here’s a view of the Smokey Hill River, taken near the Old Mill in Lindsborg, Kansas: Another view of Lindsborg from Coronado Heights: Nice sunset from Coronado Heights:

Small Town 4th

Sitting here on the western edge of McPherson Kansas, the sights and sounds of fireworks have been entertaining us non-stop for almost 3 hours. From the city’s main exhibition to the private neighborhood … Read more

Western Kansas Rocks!

On Wednesday, our journey continued. We spent most of the day in far western Kansas before heading to Lindsborg, where we arrived a bit after 9pm. Mount Sunflower, located just east of the … Read more

Drive, Drive, Drive

We knew we’d never make it to Lindsborg if we didn’t stop visiting the attractions along the way; we could spend a week in some of the areas we passed through in just … Read more

Ancient Dwellings

We drove down to Mesa Verde on Monday, first stopping by Hovenweep, a collection of 5 prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages. Once we reached Mesa Verde we were able to get good views of many … Read more

Natural Wonders in Utah

Sunday we paused on our journey east to spend some time at the Arches National Park. While in the area we also drove up to the Canyon Lands National Park and visited the … Read more