Kansas Road Trip
8/23/2024 • From Claremore, OK to Cedar Bluff Overview, KS
1st stop
Sunrise at Tallgrass Prairie Preserve • Pawhuska, OK
While on my way to KS I captured the few minutes of sunrise
this morning where the sun was actually visible.
The video is a compilation of all the pics. 17 miles north of Pawhuska, OK.
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2nd stop
Old Scott Rice building • Wichita, KS
This building at 235 S Topeka in downtown Wichita, KS was where I worked for the Scott Rice Company from 1979 to 1995. At that time I was promoted and transferred to our Tulsa division, which is how we ended up in Oklahoma.
• I was really glad to see that the building is still standing, but it is gutted on the inside.
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3rd stop
Kansas Cosmosphere • Hutchinson, KS
Most of the displays were pre-space shuttle, and nothing about Voyagers or Mars landings,
BUT, they do tell you on the front end that there are more displays coming later in the year.
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4th stop
Geographic Center of Kansas • Bushton, KS
Bushton, KS makes the claim that they are the "Geographic Center of Kansas". I guess.
I found no evidence, other than this sign, that indicates that anyone else
(like someone from USGS) agrees with them. They can have it if they want it.
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5th stop
Castle Rock, KS
About 20 miles of dirt roads to get here, but it was worth it!! South and east of WaKeeney, KS,
this was an amazing place - and to top it off, I got to watch the sunset there.
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Spent the night at Cedar Bluff Overlook
about 20 miles south and east of WaKeeny, KS
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