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"The Sunflower State" is our 30th visited state
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HERE'S A FUN FACT ABOUT KANSAS
It was once illegal to put a scoop of ice cream on cherry pie.
Today at 11:48AM we crossed into the state of Kansas, the 30th new state for us and the first new state in exactly 1 year, 1 month and 3 days.
It's been a long time coming! Tricia finally gets to place a new piece to the wooden puzzle on our refrigerator door. The states you see exploded off to the left hand side are states we intend to visit this year.
Anyway we have arrived here at Campsite #110 at Historic Lake Scott State Park, Scott City, KS for a week long visit. On Wednesday we expect our friends from Denver, CO to come join us with their brand new 30 foot Classic Airstream. We met them down in Texas last February while visiting the Padre Island National Seashore and have kept in touch ever since.
First stop was Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark. It is located on private property, but is open to the public during daylight hours. These 70 foot tall rocks have refused to be worn down over the last 80 million years like everywhere else in this region.
MONUMENT ROCKS
NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARK
Next up on our tour is the Buffalo Bill Cultural Center. There is a double lifesized bronze statue out front of Buffalo Bill on his horse, aiming his trusted gun at a buffalo.
Once a prolific hunter of buffalo, he later in life became a driving force in the conservation efforts to save the species from extinction.
The museums housed some very interest finds that were all located within thirty miles of the museum. For those who don't know, Kansas is in the dead center of the Lower 48 States and was once covered by an large inland sea.
Most of the fossils are aquatic in nature, but they did have some larger mammoth bones and some unique flying reptile species on display. Very cool if you're like us and into that kind of knowledge.
"SATURDAY SODA SAMPLINGS"
Say that three times fast!
From what I've been able to find out a dewberry is like a small blackberry that grows on a vine that remains close to the ground. It has a very similiar taste as a blackberry and with that said of course I'm a big fan.
So to recap, so far that's three sodas, three entirely different flavors and three big thumbs up for taste! Could it be that I was able to pick six sodas and all of them will turn out to be winners? Only time will tell.
Badlands are described as a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. This area of Kansas certainly falls into that description.
Here are a few photos from our 2-1/2 mile hike through the state park trails today.
John even decided to give geocaching a try and found his very first geocache. I wonder if geocaching will become a new hobby for he and Katherine during their travels?
Anyone else want to see some prairie dogs? We do!
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