Jun 2, 2012 - The Rodeo- Strong City

Well we survived the storm power kept going off through the night so we then got woken up as the fridge bleeps if the power is off so in the end switched it to gas. It is a lot cooler today drove to Manhatten a town about 35 miles away lovely scenic route. First thing this morning Wal noticed one of the tyres was down so took it into a tyre repair place quite amusing place it was like going back in time loads of old men sat about chatting, we stood there for ages waiting for somebody to help us eventually got it sorted, but it was fate...

Jun 1, 2012 - Council Grove

Wednesday drove just over a 100 miles to Council Grove staying here 2 nights, we are parked right beside the lake. Got lost on the way the GPS could not find it ended up on a dirt road having to un-hook the car so we could turn around luckily somebody was about that could direct us, turned out the whole area is not recognised by a GPS system even the roads were not named in places. Later on in the day we drove 17 miles to Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve where we went on a bus tour of the area stopped off on route to see the bison. We...

Aug 10, 2009 - Council Grove, KS

Enroute to our next destination, we left the interstate in Gardner, Kansas and continued on US Highway 56 which most closely follows the SFT. US 56 is a little narrow with few spots to pull over, so I took the photo through the windshield. And it’s true, you CAN see for miles in Kansas! But the scenery was beautiful as was the weather. We stayed at a Corps of Engineer (COE) campground, Canning Creek, located on Council Lake. The campsites were beautiful, right on the water, with a cabana, table and grill. It was hot and very humid the first...

Jun 18, 2009 - Council Grove KS - SMART Midway/Kansas Calvary Muster

The following weekend we were off to Council Grove KS for our SMART muster. And boy did we have fun!!! We dressed up one of the RVs and participated in the local parade...in the rain...it was a good time! We toured the countryside, visited a local cheese factory, learned about the Tall Grass Prairie and had an old fashioned wiener roast. That doesn't include the fun games and the wonderful conversations we participated in. It was a wonderful weekend!!

Sep 21, 2008 - Council Grove, Kansas

We went to Council Grove so we could visit Tallgrass Prairie national Reserve. As you know all the prairie has been turned over to agriculture. This reserve is one area not good enough for farming and so remains natural. They burn 1/3 of the preserve each year to maintain the grass, and they graze cattle. In the future they will be getting some buffalo. On the way there we saw some kids on the side of the road with a sign for free apples. Here is what they look like. We also visited all the historical sites in town. They have a map and...