CENTER OF USA - LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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Saddle Up! Time To Ride!
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Quick Breakfast At Meeting Point |
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Off We Go And It's A Great August Morning |
Perfect Riding Weather To Start The Day |
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Staying Cool As We Head North |
Cloudy And Cool With A Little Fog |
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First Border Crossing In No Time At All |
These May Be The Mountains Near Lawton |
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Deserted Highway Through Oklahoma |
A Quaint Little Cafe Stop For Lunch |
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Notice None Of Us Are Sweaty! Nice Ride |
Back On A Lonely Open Back Road |
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Just Now Starting To Warm Up To 80 F |
Enough Wind To Keep These Churning |
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Rounding A Curve With A Lean |
Arrival In Dodge City, KS About 4:30 PM |
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Our Hotel Was Time Period "Rustic" |
Lots Of Old Western History To Discover |
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Come Back Here You Little Heifer! |
Deb Sat On This Cowboy's Saddle |
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Not The Cemetery And We Saw No Boots |
Maybe It Was The Hill To The Visitor Center |
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Good Shape For 115 Years Old! |
Difficult To Read But Interesting |
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Ron Tried To "Fire It Up" For Us |
Terry And Tommy Bluffed Doc Holliday |
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Mike Was Gonna Outdraw Doc For The Win |
His Real Name - John Henry, The Dentist |
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Marshal Matt Dillon - AKA, James Arness |
Oh, It Says The Same Thing Here! Ha! |
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A Little Dodge City History Lesson |
The West Of Kansas After The Civil War |
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Wyatt Earp And Gene Have The Same Length |
Marshal Before Moving To Tombstone, AZ |
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Gambler, Hunter, Lawman - No Politician? |
Entrance To The Historical District |
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Suggested Dinner Spot By A Stranger |
Simple But Pretty Good - A Little Cramped |
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Double Chili Cheese Burger With Onions! |
Debby Got Caught With Her Mouth Open! |
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Sunday Morning Temp! Almost Brrrrr! |
Guess What Is In These Silos! |
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Back OnThe Barren Roads And Its Flat |
Do They Know I'm Lost? Not Really, Ha! |
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Lots Of Oil Up In Kansas Flatlands |
Hays, KS - Couldn't Find The White Buffalo |
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And Here We Are! Now A Mile Northwest |
The Geographic Center Of The 48 States |
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Only About 650 Miles From Home - Day Trip? |
The Marker For "The Spot" |
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A Little Artwork For A Photo Op |
Here We All Are - Happy And Cool |
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Fine Print - Established 1940 |
This Was A Roadside Park Info Sign |
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Debby Attended The Church On Site |
Seating For Six And The Preacher Podium |
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Saw This In A Yard While Looking For Lunch |
And Then There Was This Quick Stop |
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Eighth Wonder Of The World! - Maybe 8,000th
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Who Did These Measurements? |
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The City Is Proud Though!
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And Here It Is - With It's Own Shelter |
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The History Story - Page One
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The History Story - Page Two |
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On Our Way To Next Hotel - We Saw These
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Sunday Night Destination |
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The Slingshot Had A Blowout Before Arrival
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Gene And Ron Helped Wait For A Wrecker |
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Last Night On The Road Dinner Treat
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Yum - Steak, Taters & Stuffed Jalapenos |
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Ron & Deb's Daughter & Family Joined Us
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The Other End Of The Extended Table |
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Gene & Mike Had To Have Ice Cream
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Home Again After A Terrific Weekend |