Here's Lance, Sadie and the kids in the front. Sadie did not growl at this statue!
Another great family shot of all of us with the cowboys in the back.
Sadie did not like us riding in the horse drawn covered wagon and barked at the horses as the kids and I left to head to the "farm"
They stage "gunfights" in the street which Henry thought was the absolute coolest thing ever. Real guns and gun powder and it was loud.
I coersed my family into this... except Emily -- she was game! I'll scan the real thing once we are set up in our house. It was hilarious!!
They had a lot of great prop, reproductions and real antiques. The kids loved being able to go in all the buildings and check it all out!
We left Wichita around 3pm for the last long long drive west. It's about an 8 hour drive to Superior. The road out that way (in western Kansas) is just incredible. Nothing for miles and miles around you. We headed out during the late afternoon so we got to see the sunset from the road and it looked just like the sunset from the Florida Keys... the sun just sinks into the horizon... nothing obstructing it's path!
PS -- those are dead bugs on the windshield!
Sadly, this is the only state crossing where we did not get the state sign. It is not reflective or lit up so we saw it but could not catch a photo. Luckily as we were finishing dinner in Colby, KS, we saw this sign directing us to our final destination.
And one more funny bit.... the company that transported Lance's car was called Igor's Trucking... low and behold, along highway 70 about 20 miles in Colorado, this truck passes us and yep, it has Lance's car on it. His car was just in front of the yellow corvette. We waved like maniacs to the driver and he must have thought we were crazy!
Kathy said: Beth you have done such a great job with this blog and sharing all your experiences with everyone. Thanks so much. Well Cowtown surely looked like it the was the best part of the trip. So much fun for the kids. Real cowboys and all the western like atmosphere must have been great to see. I can see why Henry loved it. Emily looked liked she was having a good time also. I think the best of all was the Western Photo of all of you. That is such a fun thing to do and to keep for later years. We did that in Holland with our kids and it was really neat.Sadie was a real trooper traveling so far and being so good.You guys must have been totally shocked to see Lance's car. That was one in a million.You have made it this far and traveled safely and you will be thrilled to finally get there. Take care. Kathy
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