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 displays, the fireworks have been going off continually since shortly after sundown! The fireworks will taper off around midnight, as the local … 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 Colorado border, is the highest point in Kansas, but a mountain it isn’t. Only barely higher than the surrounding prairie, it does … 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 a few hours! So, Tuesday was spent crossing through southern Colorado on our way home to visit family in McPherson, Lindsborg and … 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 of the ancient cliff dwellings found at this remarkable site where ancient cultures thrived from about 600AD to 1300AD. Contemplating life along … 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 Utah State Park known as Dead Horse Point.