A Tale of Two Saturdays - The First Saturday

Last Saturday began normal enough.  We were on our second leg of the drive to Denver for Vol Fan's current project location.  And of course, Woody made us stop along the way to visit a couple of sites in the National Park system.

Our first stop was Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Strong City, Kansas.  It contains just what its name suggests - tall grass and prairie.  It has its own subtle beauty - an endless sea of rolling hills covered by prairie grasses.  It was a peaceful spot.  We would like to return in the fall when the grasses reach their full height!

Our next stop was Fort Larned National Historic Site just outside of Larned, Kansas.  It is an original fort that has been restored to how it looked originally when it was constructed in the mid-1850s.  It was built to house Army troops that were stationed to protect freight along the Santa Fe trail.

As we toured the fort, a storm passed to the southeast and provided some dramatic skies.

All in all, a pretty great Saturday!