http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - Santa Fe Trail Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:52:52 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/25/Going-Down-A-Trip-Underground-in-Ellinwood/2684/ <img src='http://www.travelks.com/includes/content/images/media/Underground-picture.jpeg'/><br/> An entire town &ndash; underground. That&rsquo;s what the founders of Ellinwood&nbsp;created for themselves in the 1870s. At the time, it was a practical invention. The Santa Fe Trail passed along the south border of town, bringing 100 teams a day through during peak seasons. At 5 men per-wagon team, that traffic translated to about 500 rough-and-tumble men a day rolling in to town. It may have been good for business, but the Ellinwood establishment wanted a way to keep the streets respectable. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/25/Going-Down-A-Trip-Underground-in-Ellinwood/2684/ 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/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/11/Tucked-Away-in-a-Corner-of-Kansas/1219/ My wife, Amy, and I recently took a weekend to get away from it all. And we got as far away from home as we could get and still be in Kansas.Sprawled across Kansas' southwest corner is the Cimarron ... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/11/Tucked-Away-in-a-Corner-of-Kansas/1219/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/24/Frontier-Military-Byway-more-than-a-military-tour/941/ There are so many interesting places to visit along the Frontier Military Scenic Byway, you really need to plan a few days to catch it all. The byway takes you along the border area between Kansas ... Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/24/Frontier-Military-Byway-more-than-a-military-tour/941/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/8/Step-back-in-time-at-the-Mahaffie-Stagecoach-Stop-Farm/855/ Explore hands-on history in 19th-century KansasSophisticated, suburban Olathe, Kan., may seem like the last place to find a  sanctuary for 19th-century living history, but look again. Tucked into ... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/8/Step-back-in-time-at-the-Mahaffie-Stagecoach-Stop-Farm/855/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/27/Reliving-History-at-Fort-Larned/805/ Imagine walking 50 miles across a hostile prairie just to make sure the mail goes through. That was among the regular duties for infantry soldiers at Fort Larned in the 1860’s. The fort was among ... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/27/Reliving-History-at-Fort-Larned/805/ 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/