4.8MAG Earthquake Rocks El Reno

On Nov 12, 2014, 9:40:00 PM UTC, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Kansas (37.2711°N, 97.6240°W, 3.4 miles deep).

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Lawrence, KS and Cottonwood Falls, KS

We went on an awesome trip a few weeks ago to Kansas City, dropped off the kids and then drove to Lawrence, Kansas. From there traveled on to Council Grove and Cottonwood Falls and then back down Highway 81 to El Reno!

Beautiful country and incredible company!

Here are some of our pics:

Old Courthouse-ish buildings in downtown Lawrence,KS

This is the remodeled version of the same house Samantha's dad lived in while at KU!

Oh yes, this is the hill he had to climb every day to class!!


















This one speaks for itself. #jayhawk














The old theater downtown Lawrence, KS. (cool downtown)














We left Lawrence and headed West on 56! Some of the prettiest country was between Lawrence and this town, Overbrook,KS. The tallgrass was so tall you could just barely see the cattle! Real beautiful!!














Stopped in Council Grove for some DQ!















My awesome DQ date!















National Tallgrass Prairie Preserve















Awesome barn built in the late 1880's for $15,000..that's like $500k in today's dollars.














 Cool sign on the road!













Sunset just North of Cottonwood Falls!














Last but not least..yours truly at the city named after me.. HaHa!

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..from an undisclosed location..

Ever been confused?

I ran across this sign in Cottonwood Falls, KS earlier this week and it made me chuckle.



I'm sure Richard totally understands his available times to barber, etc. But it is funny how many times we (all) do or say things that make total sense to us but are very confusing to others.

I'm sure my kids could provide examples of me doing this too.


FYI: Cottonwood Falls is a great place situated in the National Tallgrass Prairie...I'd recommend you visit. I'll post several pics soon taken on our recent trip.

@jaythebanker

...from an undisclosed location

National Tallgrass Prairie

Just returned from a whirlwind trip to The Flint Hills in KS over the weekend! Beautiful country..but it was very hot..






Pretty bluestem grass.. They say there is only like 7% of this tallgrass prairie left..







Incredible historic ranch now part of The Nature Conservancy.







Imagine seeing this ranch house back in the late 1880's when it was constructed for ~$25,000. The guy brought $100,000 to build up this ranch..







The farm operation was awesome even back in the day.. Pens/stalls below ground, major hay storage upstairs...







Had a great visit with family and enjoyed seeing such beautiful countryside..

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