Kansas Blog http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - Dodge City Sat, 18 May 2013 15:48:13 GMT A Rugged Treasure Hidden in Southwestern Kansas http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/1/A-Rugged-Treasure-Hidden-in-Southwestern-Kansas/2815/ One of the hidden treasures of Kansas is a very scenic county fishing lake called Clark County Lake. It is located 10 miles south of Kingsdown or 20 miles southeast of ... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/1/A-Rugged-Treasure-Hidden-in-Southwestern-Kansas/2815/ Camping in Cimarron National Grassland http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/27/-Camping-in-Cimarron-National-Grassland/2701/ Having just left the infamous Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, our road trip took us to the southwestern corner of the state to Cimarron National Grasslands, one of 20 ... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/27/-Camping-in-Cimarron-National-Grassland/2701/ Cowboys old and new - and teachers too http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/14/Cowboys-old-and-new---and-teachers-too/2536/ Dodge City Days is a 10-day event that lets your family enjoy cowboys from yesterday and experience the way they still play today.Our family recently went down to see some rodeo roping - as a part of ... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/14/Cowboys-old-and-new---and-teachers-too/2536/ A Trip to the Wild West http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/13/-A-Trip-to-the-Wild-West/2186/ A Faces & Places Roadie BlogDespite living in Kansas all my life, I haven’t traveled to many cities in the West so I didn’t exactly know what I was in for on my Faces & Places Tour trip to ... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/13/-A-Trip-to-the-Wild-West/2186/ The Cowtown Experience: Wichita’s past explored http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/The-Cowtown-Experience-Wichita-s-past-explored/1966/ Old Cowtown Museum sits in the middle of the state’s largest thoroughly modern city, but gives you the chance to walk back in time through a slice of our historic small-town beginnings.The ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/24/The-Cowtown-Experience-Wichita-s-past-explored/1966/ Found on the Web: A Modern Day Visit to the Old West http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/26/Found-on-the-Web-A-Modern-Day-Visit-to-the-Old-West/1633/ Texans know a thing or two about the old west, but when writer Matt Pryor visited Dodge City he wrote, “Dodge put the wild in Wild West.” He wandered the red brick streets to get a feel of the ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/26/Found-on-the-Web-A-Modern-Day-Visit-to-the-Old-West/1633/ Kansas Faces & Places Tour: Greensburg, Montezuma, Fort Larned and Great Bend http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Kansas-Faces-Places-Tour-Greensburg-Montezuma-Fort-Larned-and-Great-Bend/721/ My family and I took part in the Faces & Places Tour of Kansas last weekend, a trip starting in Greensburg and ending near Great Bend. Even as we started out, it was clear to me, you can live in ... Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Kansas-Faces-Places-Tour-Greensburg-Montezuma-Fort-Larned-and-Great-Bend/721/ Taming Cowboys, but Keeping it a Bit Wild http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/22/Taming-Cowboys-but-Keeping-it-a-Bit-Wild/666/ If you really want to experience a piece of Kansas, go to a Rodeo. The sport is unique because it has its roots in real work required of cowboys on the job. It gives you a taste of our history with ... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/22/Taming-Cowboys-but-Keeping-it-a-Bit-Wild/666/ Meeting a real Lawman in Dodge City http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/18/Meeting-a-real-Lawman-in-Dodge-City/513/ A visit to Dodge City was like a dream come true for my older son. At home, my husband makes it a special treat to watch old Western movies when they have a “guy’s night.” So, my six-year-old had a ... Wed, 18 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/18/Meeting-a-real-Lawman-in-Dodge-City/513/