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Mexican food in Dodge City, Middle Eastern in Wichita
Just back from western Kansas after a nine hour drive. We didn’t get out much in Dodge City but did make a quick trip to Tacos Jalisco, our favorite fast food Mexican joint on Wyatt Earp Blvd. (great name I … Continue reading
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The coast is clear to western Kansas. I hope
And away we go on our annual Xmas trip to see the in-laws in Wright, Kansas, an unincorporated town pop. 100 near Dodge City. There was a blizzard there earlier this week and we still are getting reports of blowing … Continue reading
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The annual Xmas drive to western Kansas – dodging blizzards.
I have been driving to western Kansas (Dodge City and environs) for over 20 years to celebrate Christmas with my in-laws and it seems like every other year, we are driving into a blizzard or have narrowly missed one before … Continue reading
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From Wright,Ks. back to Des Moines
No weather problems this time – and smooth sailing the entire nine hours, for which we were grateful, especially given what friends and family are dealing with on the East Coast. We stopped in the slowly reviving town of Greensburg … Continue reading
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Dodge City, day 3 (or 4)? I’ve lost track
Well, another day in Dodge City – and my question: Are there more liquor stores or nail salons in this town? Seems a draw to me – my son says liquor stores, I say nail salons. The most intriguing business … Continue reading
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Christmas in Kansas
I’m typing from the “bird room” at the nursing home in Dodge City where my in-laws live. The birds are quiet today – as is the rest of this place. Outside, it’s sunny and windy. No snow. The ground is hard, … Continue reading
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Greetings from Dodge City
We had a bit of a scare outside of Wichita – when the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse and freezing rain caused several scary accidents that we passed by in the dark on two-lane Highway 54, with … Continue reading
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Driving to kansas for xmas – part three
Exciting topic, I know but best I can do today. We’re leaving earlier than planned and driving straight thru (a nine-hour trip to dodge city) rather than stopping overnight in Topeka) thanks to forecasts of snow and freezing rain in … Continue reading
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Driving to Kansas for Christmas part 2
What a difference a day and a few degrees can make – of course we still have a day left until we leave for our nine-hour drive to Dodge City for Christmas but as of a few hours ago, things … Continue reading
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Driving to Kansas for Christmas
Every year this seems to happen on the cusp of our nine-hour drive to western Kansas for Christmas with my in-laws. The steady drumbeat of meteorologists’ reports about impending doom (in the form of snow and/or the dreaded freezing rain). … Continue reading
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