Off the Santa Fe Trail

This morning we left the Santa Fe Trail temporarily. We traveled to Liberal, Kansas to see Dorothy's House and Land of Oz.

This was Dorothy's bedroom..see the red slippers?





We went through the house and then into the Land of Oz. It was in a building and the displays started at the beginning of the movie. Here is a picture of the house landing on the witch. See the red slippers?

The whole thing was a little hokey but I did enjoy it and that was my stop of the day.
We left Liberal Kansas on our way to Meade Kansas, home of the Dalton Gang Hideout.

This house belonged to Eva Dalton and her husband JN Whipple. The house was built on a hill and below was a barn. Once the news of the Dalton Gang's criminal episodes came to the attention of local citizens, speculation of Eva's guilt in connection with her brothers activities made it impossible for the Whipples to remain in Meade and in 1892, they slipped quietly out of town. After they left town, it was then that the crude tunnel from the barn to the house was discovered.

The man behind the counter was very knowledgeable about the history of the area and Ed could have stood there for hours talking to him, but we needed to get back on the road. We drove the rest of the way to Kinsley, Kansas and the Four Aces RV Park. Its a very small park only 20 sites, very inexpensive with Passport America and we could stay for as long as we wanted, so we decided to stay here through the holiday weekend and will hit the road again next Tuesday. There are a few places around here we want to see. We will go to Dodge City and to the north is Fort Learned. All still part of the Santa Fe Trail.