DODGE CITY, KANSAS
LABOR
DAY WEEKEND
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6 a.m. And All Gassed Up For A 450 Mile Day
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Gene Is Still In The Foot Boot But Deb Is Happy |
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After The Rain! Everyone Rode Wiith Excitement |
The Weather Stayed Nice And Cool |
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We Came In Through The Back Door To Oklahoma |
Out Of Flat Texas And Into Wichita Mountains, OK |
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Still Dry And Still Cool Weather Headed North |
May Be The Start Of The Quartz Mts. State Park |
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Randy Had To Make A U-Turn! It's Official! |
But It Took Us Passed This Mural At A Carwash |
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The Bikes Had Some Nice Riding Roads |
And The Scenery Was Pretty Nice In Spots |
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Had To Double Back To Photo This Windmill Farm |
But That Delay Caused Us A Train Wait! |
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Finally Crossed The Border Into Our Destination |
Into Town And Turn Left On Wyatt Earp Blvd |
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Our Hotel Was Not The Best But Comfortable |
Large Indoor Area With A Volleyball Court |
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There Was An Indoor Pool And Hottub |
Ping-Pong And Basketball |
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Video Games and Billiards |
I Took It As A "TEXAS #1" Welcome At The Hotel |
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Gene Needs To Grow A Little More Mustache |
Dinner On Saturday Night (Afternoon!) |
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Gene's "Angel" But That Smirk Is Suspicious! |
Gene Is Always Flirting With The Pretty Ladies |
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We Had No Lunch So We Had A Goooood Dinner! |
Chris Left His Coin At The Hotel So He Paid Up! |
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Sunday Touring Started At Boot Hill Museum |
First Stop Was The HIstorical Locomotive |
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The Last Steam Engine For Shipping To The East |
What A Handsome Group (Or Maybe Devious?!) |
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We Wouldn't Shovel Coal For James To Drive |
Wyatt Earp In A Memorable Pose - Hammer Cocked |
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Bat Masterson Was A Very Daper Gentleman |
This Covered Wagon Was Larger Than It Appears |
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Huge Buffalo But We Couldn't Get A Photo Op On It |
Chris And Randy Could Ride In A Stage Coach |
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GenO Tried To Stretch Out And Relax |
Ugly Mug Wanted But Nobody "Wanted" Him |
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Sinister But "Happy" Outlaw Randy |
"Mean Gene" Wanted For Double Ugly In Public |
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Thought This Was James Tearing Up The Floor! |
Some Of The Buffalo Hunting Rifles Of The Era |
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A Kansas "King's" Throne Of Longhorn Cattle Horn |
The Saloon Stage Like Miss Kitty Would Perform On |
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Gene "Belly's Up" To The Bar - Literally! |
And Enjoys A Cold Sarsaparilla |
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A Look Back At The Survival Techniques |
For Eating, Surviving And Fighting |
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These Were Used By The Protectors |
The First Sheriff And The First Marshal |
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Olden Days "Pocket Pistols" |
Have You Ever Seen Hand "Mitten" Cuffs? |
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Finally Caught Up With "Mean Gene" |
But He's Like Otis - In And Out On His Own! |
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A Look Back At How The Bank Worked |
That Safe Door Was About a Foot Thick Of Metal |
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I Wish I Had Some Of This Old "Real" Money |
Gene Bought A Wooden Nickel For The Group |
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Randy Was Judging Those Going Into The Saloon |
The Final Swig Of Sarsaparilla At Boot Hill |
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Haltom City Marshals Are Now Dodge City Marshals |
Looks Real Enough But Was In The Restroom (?) |
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A Historical Photo Of The Old Dodge City Street |
Had A Noon Showdown Outside Of The Saloon |
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Then The Marshal Showed Up And Cleaned Up |
With Some Help From The Saloon Girls (Who Died) |
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And The Outlaws Went Down Fightin! |
Bought A Photo Of The World Famous Gunfighters |
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Did You Know His Name Was "John Henry?" |
We Did Know He Always Packed A Hidden Pistol |
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Although An Actor Marshal - It Was Dodge City! |
The Photo Looks "Squatty" But He Was Tall |
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Marshal Dillon And Marshal GenO |
Several Of These Ornaments Mounted On The Poles |
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Then There Was "The Man" Of The Law |
A Mustache Almost As Big As His Gun |
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The City Limit Sign Near The Airport |
Funny That The Cows (Beef) Were Under This Sign |
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Interesting Life In This Reading - He Was A Canadian! |
A Hunter, Lawman And Newspaper Sports Writer |
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Sounded A Little Cheezy But Had To Do It! |
So, There Was A Picture Of Ruts And Then..... |
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Allegedly Ruts Are Out There Somewhere |
Debbie Found A Piece Of An Old Wagon! Ha! |
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Then, Sunday Evening Dinner After All Day Touring |
Best Shot Available From The Corner Table |
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Back To The Museum For More History |
This Boot Hill Is Another - Like Tombstone, AZ |
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This Time The Show Was A Robbery And Hanging |
But Again, Ended With A Big Gunfight |
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Gene Acutally Sat Next To "Matt Dillon" During Show |
Monday Morning Headed South To Get Home |
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Where Did This Come From - Is It A Warning? |
Got Thicker For Several Miles - Where'd They Go? |
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Finally Making Some Progress - One State Down! |
Another 50 Yards And We Are In State Number Two |
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Finally Saw Some Wild Buffalo (Cut-Outs) |
The Long And Lonely Road Was Straight & Narrow
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Oklahoma Highways Have Different Traffic Problems |
Some Bigger Than Others But Still Obsticles |
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We Were Back In Texas In No Time - Well, 5 Hours |
Debbie Made Gene Stop On The Way Home - Sure! |