Exploring North America one road trip at a time.
Located in the City Park in Manhattan, Kansas stands a 30-foot tall, scythe wielding, wheat harvesting statue called Johnny Kaw. This mythical wheat farmer was created in 1955 by Kansas State University professor of horticulture, George Filinger to mark the city’s centennial. Modeled after legendary Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, the tall tales of Johnny Kaw give…
Driving through Kansas, you’ll see many billboards that aim to lure you off your path to discover some of the attractions the state has to offer. Monument Rocks is one such billboard that we’d seen. With eyes and GPS focused on Castle Rock, an outcropping of rocks that resemble, you guessed it, a castle somewhere in…
This week’s edition of Field Trip Friday is another outing that I took sans children on my recent trip to Colorado. I have to tell you that I discovered there is no shortage of historical hot spots in Kansas- particularly along I-70! I was tempted to stop and stretch my legs at the Eisenhower Presidential…
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I’d actually spent the night in Hays, Kansas on the way to Colorado. Can’t say that I was overly impressed with the hotel I stayed at but I did sleep well enough- even if I did sleep with the TV on so I didn’t have to hear the ramblings and goings on of those in…
I notice billboards and advertisements along the road. One of the signs that I saw grabbed my attention as I read “Cathedral of the Plains”. As one that has a keen interest in art and architecture, I was certainly intrigued. After all, I remembered all those art classes that I took in high school where…
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