Hello from Salina, Kansas!

What a gray, cloudy, drizzly day we have had. But even with gray weather, the beauty of the prarie could not be dimmed. Oh my goodness. My view of Kansas has forever been changed! I like our scenery at home, and I will admit the roads are boring out here(not a lot of cars, not a lot or curves). But the landscape at home is stopped short by our hills and mountains. The beauty here goes on, and on, and on!

This picture is part of the 10,482 acres of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. On the property is a ranch house built in the 1800's.

This house is really something. Built out of limestone, because that is what is around. The Jones family were cattle ranchers, because the prairie grass makes for good eats when your a cow!

This is one of the front parlors. The woodwork is amazing.

We began walking on one of the trails. Went through some mud(I'll have to write about the dirt out here one time), got soaking wet, saw some gorgeous scenery. But, the drizzle was too drizzly so we turned back.

After leaving Tall Prairie Grass, we went to Abilene, Kansas where we saw this....

This is the boyhood home of Dwight D. Eisenhower. His home and presidential library and museum are there. So now the boys have seen where Dwight D Eisenhower's life began and where it ended, in Gettysburg. Now Dempsey wants to see where he spent 8 years in the middle of his life!

Tomorrow we will continue our cris-cross journey of Kansas. We're off to see the wizard!!!