We picked them up about 9:15 am and were on our way.
We were down the highway but a few minutes when Debby and I began clicking away on our cameras. Here's looking at you - Silly Girls!
Our first stop was the tiny town of Harper, population of less than 1000, I think. We had read about the town fountain on Main Street so we wanted to see it. Well, sort of a joke, I think. It's more of a monument to what had been the town's fountain - and water source, way back when. Not much happenin' here on this day!
Debby had read about a man named Grisby who was buried the cemetery in Attica, so it was another stop. Actually we found the old tombstones to be very interesting.
This inscription on Mr. Grisby's marker was fascinating.
Is this his claim to fame - knowing Abe Lincoln??
We were especially taken by the markers of families; husband, wife, and babies. This was a harsh land hundreds of years ago!
Continuing on our drive we passed the fields of bright yellow. They reminded Rich and me of mustard fields in California. After asking a few people (who didn't know) we finally found out that they were canola fields, as in canola oil. Very interesting! I had just read about canola oil, that it is a genetically engineered product, originating from Canada,that comes from rapeseed, which is part of the mustard family of plants. The name comes from Canadian and low acid oil. The blossoms had a rather sweet fragrance. We were told it is a pricey seed to grow.
Debby especially loves to stop at historical markers. This was just one we read.
In the town of Medicine Lodge we wanted to visit the Carry A. Nation Home. Well, it was closed for lunch! Ms. Nation must have been quite a character. She left her first husband due to his alcoholism and later proclaimed herself as the "John Brown of Prohibition". It was in this town of Medicine Lodge where she made her first public demonstration for temperance in 1900. Her crusade took her from Kansas, to around America, swinging her hatchet, breaking down bars, bellowing out songs and prayers.
The stockade was also closed for lunch!
We decided we better get on down the road. Our original plan was to have lunch at Buster's in Sun City, which was recommended in the travel literature. We had a long ways to drive. Later we discovered Sun City isn't like any Sun City we've known of previously! More about that in another episode. The drive was beautiful. The colors of the buttes, canyons, trees, and sky filled our souls. Suddenly we felt as though we were someplace else!
I will treasure this day with you!!
ReplyDeleteI WAS wonderful for me, too! Thank you! :)
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