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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: Wichita Carthalite
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Saturday, June 2, 2012. Karen and I have been examining some of the architecture in Wichita that contains colored cast concrete elements called "Carthalite". Carthalite was the trade name used by the Cement Stone and Supply Company to designate this unique cast stone. About 11 buildings still stand with these elements. All these structures were built between 1927 and 1940. Also, there are many Carthalite elements on the 2 visi...
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Rural Kansas "Rocks" Foundation: The Highest Peaks in Kansas
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Rural Kansas "Rocks" Foundation. TO ENCOURAGE THE SUNFLOWER STATE’S ELDEST NATIVES AND THEIR HUMAN ATTENDANTS TO EXPLORE RURAL KANSAS "WITH NEW EYES”. Saturday, January 9, 2010. The Highest Peaks in Kansas. The real fun is looking at the list for the 50 Highest Peaks of Kansas. Mount Sunflower in Wallace County is an obvious Number One, but the shocker is that no less than three - count 'em, three - summits from Osborne County. Mountain peaks and summits in Kansas. Try to call us flat now! Rock City - Mi...
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Rural Kansas "Rocks" Foundation: Time to Vote as the 24 Nominees for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography Announced
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Rural Kansas "Rocks" Foundation. TO ENCOURAGE THE SUNFLOWER STATE’S ELDEST NATIVES AND THEIR HUMAN ATTENDANTS TO EXPLORE RURAL KANSAS "WITH NEW EYES”. Thursday, January 7, 2010. Time to Vote as the 24 Nominees for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography Announced. Rural Kansas "Rocks" Foundation President Harpo was one of the attendees at today's 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography 24 nominees announcement, held at "The Barn" headquarters of the Kansas Sampler Foundation near Inman, Kansas. Near Blue Rapids in Marsh...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: New Year's Day in the Gyp HIlls
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Monday, January 17, 2011. New Year's Day in the Gyp HIlls. One of Kansas's best treasures is the Red Hills physiographic region, which spans parts of up to 7 counties in South Central and South West Kansas. The heart of this area, also known as the Gypsum (or Gyp) Hills is in Barber and Comanche Counties between the towns of Medicine Lodge and Coldwater. See Karen's Kansas Courthouses photo gallery at:. For more information ab...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: April 2013
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Sunday, April 21, 2013. An Afternoon in Southeast Harvey County, Kansas. After having been committed to doing other responsibilities, it was nice to have an afternoon to get out and explore again, even though it was close to home and I only traveled 78 miles. There is always something new to see! Further, I noticed some child's markers at Mission Cemetery, one of which had this spinning whirligig. Larry Hornbaker, KE 2013.
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: April 2011
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Sunday, April 10, 2011. Doing Dirt in Norton County. During a recent trip out of Kansas, Karen and I were able to explore some rural areas of southern and western Norton County in northwest Kansas. Hills in Southern Norton County. Rummage Sale in Edmond. Former Church in Densmore. Barbeau House in Lenora. After roaming on some dirt roads north of K-9 highway, we ended up at the town of Lenora. Here, we noticed an active do...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: December 2010
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Sunday, December 5, 2010. At the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, Karen and I had a chance to to some exploring in Labette County in southeast Kansas. We visited some rural areas of the county as well as towns of Angola, Chetopa, Dennis, Mound Valley, Oswego, Parsons and Valeda. Oakwood Cemetery - Anteitam Circle. Osage Indian Village Mural - Oswego. Sinclair Service Station - Chetopa. In Chetopa, we admired the architecture o...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: Try a Penny Tour
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Try a Penny Tour. Karen and I live in Wichita, KS but attend church in Hutchinson, about 1 hour by highway to the northwest. Being avid explorers and photographers at heart, we can't stand to travel by the main highway (K-96), especially when we are ready to leave Hutch and head for home. We like to take time to explore. On Dec 30, 2012 we decided to try a "Penny Tour". While in eastern Reno County, w...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: May 2010
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Saturday, May 8, 2010. Leavenworth County "Dare to do Dirt". While in Leavenworth for the Kansas Sampler Festival during the weekend of May 1-2, 2010, I had the opportunity to travel around Leavenworth County for my quest of doing at least 25 miles of unpaved roads in each county of Kansas. I have now finished 80 of the 105 counties in Kansas. On Saturday, May 1, I left the city of Leavenworth and headed north. From Kickapoo, ...
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes: January 2013
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Larry Hornbaker's Travel Notes. Featuring Reports Of My Travels Around Kansas. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Try a Penny Tour. Karen and I live in Wichita, KS but attend church in Hutchinson, about 1 hour by highway to the northwest. Being avid explorers and photographers at heart, we can't stand to travel by the main highway (K-96), especially when we are ready to leave Hutch and head for home. We like to take time to explore. On Dec 30, 2012 we decided to try a "Penny Tour". While in eastern Reno County, w...