Cottonwood, the State Tree of Kansas
On the edge of a public park in Lincoln, Kansas we found this towering cottonwood tree. (The cottonwood is the state tree of Kansas.) The photo just doesn’t capture how big this thing really is. What’s the biggest tree in Kansas? The Kansas Forest Service keeps a…
Lincoln County Kansas Courthouse
Created of limestone from quarries in the Lincoln area, the court house was built in 1900 at a cost of $25,000. Architect: C. W. Squires. Source: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/court.htm . A short history of Kansas limestone use can be found at Bluestem…
Wildflowers and Wind Generators
Past a patch of wild clover and a freshly harvested wheat field the horizon is broken by dozens of huge wind generators. This view is from the side of highway 14, north of Interstate 70. Though they look small from this distance, the generators are massive, dwarfing…
Feel Fresh, Drink Orange Crush
Found along north Broadway, in Wichita, Kansas. I can only guess at the age. What do you think, painted in the 40s or 50s? It’s probably more recent than that. It’s on the sunny side of the wall and isn’t as faded as one might expect for an older…
Delavan Elevator w/ Wildflowers
I stick up photos of this old site from time to time, because it’s such a picturesque old elevator. I love to visit it on my journies west. This time I moved backward and framed the base with the tall weeds along the roadway. The tiny town of Delavan, Kansas is…
Cathedrals of the Plains
Kansas, along a country road between Gypsum and Herington
Rock City
The huge spherical stones are mysterious enough, but the ancient happy face in stone (bottom right) has even the experts baffled. The Rock City national landmark is southwest of Minneapolis, Kansas. Read more about it here: Rock City web site .
Stone Sphere
Rock City National Landmark – near Minneapolis, Kansas
Ferns and Stone
Rock City National Landmark, near Minneapolis
Rock City, Kansas
Rock City National Landmark, near Minneapolis
Reds
City Market, Kansas City, Mo
At the Grill
City Market, Kansas City
At the Undertow’s Edge
for Deb
Silo and Cedars
YJ’s Snack Cafe
Kansas City, Mo – 128 W 18th Street, in the Crossroads Art District.This is one of the coolest places I’ve ever seen. Probably not to everyone’s taste, but I loved it. It’s very thrown together and outsider looking, the colors, the strange mix…