Super 8 Dodge City Ks

... It was apparent that the Obama stimulus plan had not found its way to Dodge as most of the stores in the downtown area were for lease. We finallly landed at Montana Mikes for burgers and lemonade. However just up the street was the teachers hall of fame and gunfighters wax museum, a strange combo if I do say. It turned out to be a $3.00 donation to the local teachers as all the wax figures looked the ...

... it's just not possible to do without the impersonation of what followed but will happily share all details the next time we catch up ! Oh and on the way out Sam was presented with a garter complete with holster and plastic gun, what made it more amusing was that she got it from the restaurant owner who had earlier ID'd her when she ordered a beer - her passport was safely stored back at the ...

... the seed, a couple of Cotton paddocks, but the new one for us was Red Wheat fields. This is a breed of wheat introduced by Russian immigrants to the country and has a lot of acres dedicated to the crop around here. It has plant similar to a corn stalk but has a high head of red wheat growing out the top. Really interesting, also we drove past a lot more of the oil Monsters sucking the black stuff out of the ground. We diverted off to a place called Greensburg, this ...

... uneasy at the thought of spending another night somewhere exposed and windy. We found an enormous public swimming pool simply called the "Big Pool". It WAS enormous and had been built in the thirties as a free public pool for the local community. The water was absolutely freezing unfortunately and so we didn't stay there long, plus there wasn't any shade for us either. We then visited a small museum and had some lunch but there ...

I left Meade today and I am sitting in the truck at a gas station... My eyes burn. I couldn't keep myself from actually crying when it came time to leave... I tried to be strong, but you know, it's not easy telling these 4 kids who i have watched grow up these past years goodbye. I love my nieces and nephew. and when it got to telling the last one, Gage, goodbye, I lost ...

We have just arrived in Dodge City, KS. We broke off 365 miles today... Rick was done.. Rick is really in the spirit of this town and is wearing his chaps with a gun belt. He keeps challenging everyone to a dual... I will update this later once I have had some drinks and more pics. The state of Kansas is good for one ...

So...I was at a Sweet Adelines Contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan and had to fly to Dodge to complete an audit. The morning I was leaving, someone from the Chorus asked me if I'd phoned ahead to find out if my hotel was still standing. I, of course, had no idea what she was talking about. I called the hotel, they said everything was good, so I proceeded on my ...