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Dodge City, Kansas Labor Day Weekend 2022

It's been a while since I've had an excursion worthy of this thread. I spent a long 34-hour reset in Dodge City, Kansas: the Queen of the Cowtowns. I tried to post a that weekend, but my pictures wouldn't upload because I guess this forum has a size limitation. I didn't get a warning message, it just never uploaded. Regardless, I figured out how to shrink the file size.

If you find yourself in Dodge City, there is a Pilot and Loves on the east side of town. There is also a Walmart on the northwest side of town. All of these are about one and half miles from the downtown tourist area, but the route from Walmart has sidewalks and residential neighborhoods that are better walking the dirt path next to the main drag.

In addition to a decent visitor's center and the statues nearby, the downtown area has many historic buildings. The good thing about the historic buildings is that they have pretty much retained their historic character. Translation: significant deferred maintenance. But if you can look past the faded, peeling paint, it's worth the walk. The Sante Fe train depot was probably the best maintained of the historic buildings.

See El Capitan below and then a link to the rest of the photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Zyk8GhoasLFDvr79

Dodge City, Kansas Labor Day Weekend 2022

It's been a while since I've had an excursion worthy of this thread. I spent a long 34-hour reset in Dodge City, Kansas: the Queen of the Cowtowns. I tried to post a that weekend, but my pictures wouldn't upload because I guess this forum has a size limitation. I didn't get a warning message, it just never uploaded. Regardless, I figured out how to shrink the file size.

If you find yourself in Dodge City, there is a Pilot and Loves on the east side of town. There is also a Walmart on the northwest side of town. All of these are about one and half miles from the downtown tourist area, but the route from Walmart has sidewalks and residential neighborhoods that are better walking the dirt path next to the main drag.

In addition to a decent visitor's center and the statues nearby, the downtown area has many historic buildings. The good thing about the historic buildings is that they have pretty much retained their historic character. Translation: significant deferred maintenance. But if you can look past the faded, peeling paint, it's worth the walk. The Sante Fe train depot was probably the best maintained of the historic buildings.

See El Capitan below and then a link to the rest of the photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Zyk8GhoasLFDvr79

You've outdone yourself; excellent, Rob D. !!

I left you a lil' note within the gallery, haha!

That's ONE 'Dodge' you wouldn't wanna get 'OUT OF!' Awesome, good sir...

Thanks for sharing!

~ Anne ~

I bobtail to cigar lounges and sit and have a couple stogies with good people I will likely never see again.

Princeton, Illinois: Road Ranger 1-80, Exit 56.

The below bridge is about a 1.2 mile walk from the Road Ranger. Also, Warnecke Woods Natural Area is right next to the bridge. I didn't explore the natural area that much because as I was walking there, a truck stopped to let me know its shotgun deer season in Illinois, so there were several hunters set up in the natural area.

Princeton, Illinois: Road Ranger 1-80, Exit 56.

The below bridge is about a 1.2 mile walk from the Road Ranger. Also, Warnecke Woods Natural Area is right next to the bridge. I didn't explore the natural area that much because as I was walking there, a truck stopped to let me know its shotgun deer season in Illinois, so there were several hunters set up in the natural area.

Didn’t have on your Kevlar safety vest from the truck? Lol

Princeton, Illinois: Road Ranger 1-80, Exit 56.

The below bridge is about a 1.2 mile walk from the Road Ranger. Also, Warnecke Woods Natural Area is right next to the bridge. I didn't explore the natural area that much because as I was walking there, a truck stopped to let me know its shotgun deer season in Illinois, so there were several hunters set up in the natural area.

Didn’t have on your Kevlar safety vest from the truck? Lol

Even if I did, taking a shotgun slug to the chest is not my idea of a fun Sunday afternoon.

January 1, 2023 Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Duncannon lies just northeast of Harrisburg. There is a Pilot on US 22 just south of US 15. US 15 follows the Susquehanna River, which is one of my favorite scenic drives. The Appalachian Trail crosses the Susquehanna River about one-quarter of a mile from the Pilot.

If you follow the Appalachian Trail through Duncannon, it will take you to the Hawk Rock Overlook. I did not make it all the way to the overlook because by the time I got on the trail, I already had walked 3 miles. My total round trip was about 6.25 miles. Because I’ve gotten somewhat sedentary since I started driving tanker, I decided to turn around early.

If you walk down main street, you’ll see the “Old Sled Works.” Standard Novelty Company made “Lighting Glider Sleds” here from 1904 to 1988.

If you take the Appalachian Trail across the Susquehanna River, there another overlook on the trail called “Peter’s Mountain.”

Thanks for sharing. This is weird, I happened to think a while back that you hadn't posted any scenic photos in a while and a couple of hours later you made a post. About 30 minutes ago I was thinking the same thing, maybe because I'm working outdoors and enjoying the scenic view of the Sierra Nevada snow from 70 miles away.

Another thread with great photos and a great theme. Awesome!

A few months back, maybe close to a year ago, I was coming off a load at the Lewiston, ME Walmart DC. I parked at an Irving Oil station near the town of Richmond, ME that just happens to have truck parking. I ended up doing a 34 there, per dispatch request. I went for a walk and kept waking after starting. A little over an hour later, I came to a beautiful scene of the Kennebec River. If you walk east on ME 197 (Main St) for 3.2 miles, it dead ends at the Kennebec River. There is a small park with a walking trail and benches.