Out and about part 1

Last year, my friend Scott asked me if I wanted to go with him to Fort Scott, Kansas.  He and I have a friend who moved there and has now gotten quite ill due to his work.  I thought it would be a great day away, so

off we went in the dead of night.  As dawn arrived, I took a few photos.

It was brutally cold and had snowed overnight.

There wasn't much to see except frost ridden trees.

Finally, a bit of color.  Note how straight the road is.  If it hadn't been foggy, you would have been able to see the curve of the horizon.

Even the color was gray and white.

We were finally out of the snow, at least that's what I thought.

Then this happened.

It took another two hours before we were able to see even a few feet in front of us.

However, the snow was still holding on.

We made it to eastern Kansas and this is what we found.

I swear, it was like two different days.

Apparently this part of the state had not experienced snow.

Taking U.S. 54 meant we had to go through lots of little towns.

It even looked like spring.

Heading east again, we saw more trees that were trying to bloom or were still dormant.

I was sure we had made it to Fort Scott, but apparently that was not the case.

I loved taking photos of the old architecture and colorful Victorian gingerbread.

Then I saw how some properties

were sorely neglected. 

Others were at least trying.

Then it was time to move on to the next town.

I think this is as far as I want to take us today.  I'll be back Monday with more.  Please note, we are now in the Flint Hills of far eastern Kansas, where the roads wind and have lots of hills.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed seeing parts of Kansas you might never see.