A Kansan Day Trip - Part 4 - The End

Our last stop for the day was a visit to the town of Greensburg. Greensburg was nearly blown off the map by a F5 tornado on May 4, 2007. 95% of the town was destroyed and 12 people were killed. Horrible! Rich and I drove there a couple of months after and it was shocking. Pres. Bush visited there as well as several celebrities. The town is rebuilding. It is encouraging. Here are some of the remains.

Denuded trees and vacant lots.

Steps to nowhere. Wonder what this building had been????

Rebuilding ... The new Main Street with cute new shops.

New water tower.

Greenburg's claim to fame has always been the Big Well.

It's a loooong ways down there.

I worked with a man who, when I would say, "well....", would reply "it's a hole in the ground". This is a BIIIGGG hole in the ground.

A new museum is in the planning stages. It will be good for the town. Notice how the pole was bent in the storm.

Here are some great signs from a cute coffee shop in town.

On the way home, we drove through Pretty Prairie, another very small town. We wanted to see the farm where Allen grew up.

Debby lived in Japan, where her parents were missionaires until she was 16. They relocated to Pretty Prairie where her father pastored a church. This gorgeous church is where Allen and Debby were married. The stained glass windows were beautiful.

12 hours later we returned them to their home. What a fun day we had. Thanks guys for letting us "horn in" on your monthly adventure!

A perfect finish to a perfect day - a beautiful Kansas sunset!