Not only did we visit the wildlife area but we were treated to a Black Powder Shoot, a period mountain man gathering, one weekend. We also went to the 5 acre, Mushroom Rock SP, certainly the smallest state park we've been to. If that wasn't enough, we drove into Lindsborg to visit a wine tasting room for Smokey Hill Winery out of Salina and found ourselves in the middle of a Swedish festival! It turned out to be a very eventful 2 weeks!
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| Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge |
a cormorant having lunch
at the refuge
below is a cattle egret
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| Lindborg Swedish Festival |
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| a three day event held every other year, it is quite the party! |
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| a Bob White (partridge) by the side of the road trying to blend in |
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| Mushroom State Park, small but interesting |
our new jeep;)
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| me under the "shroom" |
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| interesting area near the lake, old ranchers caves cut into the bluffs, also used for a schoolhouse |
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| a pheasant from a distance, could not get a closer shot unfortunately |
The Black Powder Shoot
held at the campground area
next to ours
Smokey Hill Winery in
Salina, KS
had to buy a bottle and
a tee shirt,
this is the town I was
born in;)
Hi Keyna, I enjoyed your posts, as usual. You are a gifted photographer. Nice. While in Kansas, did you go to the 'World's Largest Ball of Twine' in Cawker City, 'The World's Largest Baseball' in Muscotah, 'The World's Largest Decorative Plate' in Lucas, 'The World's Largest Easel' in Goodland, or 'The World's Largest Spur' in Abilene? Classic roadside attractions. Partly due to your inspiring posts, I will be journeying through Kansas in January. I plan on hitting these iconic sights, plus the Eisenhower Presidential Center in Abilene, and perhaps the best WW1 museum in KC. Adventure abounds everywhere!
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