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Trunk or Treat!
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Not Yo Momma’s Jack-o-lanterns!
Hillsdale State Park, KS, October 2025 They have a Trunk-or-Treat at the park in late October, and Kate wanted to participate. She bought 140 Little Hugs juice containers to give out, and she wanted to decorate. The decoration will be pretty minimal; we bought a few cheap pumpkin yard ornaments and two pumpkins to carve.…
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More Fun Than You Can Shake An Axle At!
Hillsdale State Park, KS, October 2025 The view at the RV Maintenance Facility we are using is pleasant. The amenities are a little bit lacking. A Sam’s Club palette sheet instead of a rolling mechanic’s creeper? At least the cardboard is free! Our current RV is holding up better than our first one, but we…
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Lawrence Farmers Market
Lawrence, KS October 2025 Lawrence, Kansas has the oldest running Farmers Market in Kansas. The market started in 1976 with 3 farmers selling vegetables from the back of their trucks. Now the market has 49 vendors. Many of the vendors are still selling agriculture products ranging from vegetables, fruits, honey, meats, mushrooms, flowers, etc. The…
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Clinton SP North Shore Trails
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As American as Horse Apple Pie!
Clinton State Park, KS, October 2025 If bitter and pithy with an milky latex irritant sounds delicious, this is the pie for you! The fruit is not considered edible by humans, and most animals avoid eating them. One theory is that the animal that evolved to eat the fruit and spread the seeds has gone…
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Japanese Friendship Garden
Lawrence, KS, October 2025 When we visited the area in 2024, we know about the Japanese Friendship Garden. We looked up the location and discovered it was right next to the Watkins Museum which we did visit in 2024. The Friendship Garden started with Hiratsuka, Japan donating $5,000 to Lawrence in 1995. The city of…
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Prairie Park Nature Center – boy it sucks to diet?
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Clinton State Park, KS 2024 Campsite Photos
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Butterfield Hiking Trail
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 The trail was in the south are of the reservoir and trailhead was right next to the Park Office on the other side of Pa’s Pond which is a youth and disabled stocked fishing pond. The trail has multiple stopping points with details about the reservoir, plants, and…