Across Kansas to Atchison, birthplace of Amelia Earhart

June 19, 2008
We found the comedy channel on our Sirrius radio and so we laugh and laugh going down the road; people probably look over and think we are crazy, but it sure feels good to laugh-good medicine.

Clifton, KS had an interesting display of cars along main street! The rolling grasslands now have fields of corn about knee high and the grass is now in windrows ready to be bales or rolls of hay already. The wheat looks so golden, ready to reap. Little patches of trees fill in between separating the land. In Waterville we stopped at the city park for breakfast. Kathy had her breakfast sitting on a Model B John Deere tractor. The town has a few murals done on metal buildings. As we drove through Frankfort we admired a few classic buildings. Whiting is another little one-street town along route 9 with classic buildings along with an old gas station that would be fun to fix up.

Atchison, KS is on the Missouri River. It is here that Amelia Earhart was born in the home of her grandparents. The home is now a museum; Amelia’ and her sister, the late Muriel Morrissey played here as children. The house now belongs to the International 99s. Kathy’s favorite piece was the small drop leaf table with drawers that was Amelia’s; it was given to the museum by her sister before she died at age 98. Amelia was born in thishouse in the large South room in 1897.

We made our way to the Missouri River and sat for the rest of the day watching the rushing river. With the recent rains is was moving fast! Logs and whole trees were floating down the river; some of the logs had birds perched riding the river! Who would have thought that birds like to go white water rafting!