We headed westward and Kansas beckoned us on and welcomed us with open arms. We landed at Pomona State Park on Pomona Lake. The RV sites in the park are more spacious than we’re used to, and it was a nice change. The park has two walking trails for Mark and Nala. The forested area where they did their walking was home to many Honey Locust trees (their thorns have thorns), and there are no waterfalls or caves at the end so….Not for me! LOL
This area of Kansas; is a transition between prairie land and forested lands. We walked quaint small towns with beautifully preserved Old Downtown areas. We passed fallow fields of amethyst wild flowers with grain silos standing guard over little farms houses and big ole tired barns. And experienced some interesting traffic jams! ; )
Our tour of the area included the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. This place is what is on back of the National Parks quarter series for Kansas. This is a beautiful area that is preserving the last 3% of native tallgrass prairies that once covered 170 million acres of North American. This is one spot where the deer and buffalo still graze as they did 100 of years before settlers set plow to the open prairie. They have a group of historic buildings (an old ranch complex) loving cared for by the park service. They have pod cast and cell phone guided tours.
We enjoyed time in Ottawa, Kansas. It has one of the best preserved old Downtown areas in the state. Mark and I really enjoyed walking these lovely streets.
Thanks for checking in on our adventures. I hope you are enjoying the blog.
