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On a lovely spring Friday, our travel group took a circuitous route from Topeka to Fort Riley, KS via:
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| All photos © 1999 by Carol Yoho Select a thumbnail to see larger version: |
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Our first stop was at the Beach Art Center in on the
KState campus, Manhattan, KS. This facility is three years old. |
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This Chihuly chandelier hangs in the stairwell at Beach--300 pieces and 1600 pounds-- the color inspired by the sun setting on the Kansas prairie. |
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This portico provides a walking path underneath the main
gallery and leads to other parts of the KS State U. campus. |
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We ate lunch in the little town of Riley, KS at the Calico Inn. They had great food and low prices. Riley has several antique stores. |
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This building on the Fort Riley grounds houses an interesting
Cavalry Museum. Admission is free. |
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This exhibit show both a soldier and his mount using gas masks. Such drills were performed in the 1940's. |
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This bronze statue outside the Cavalry Museum honors
horses and mules that died in the American Civil War. |
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This detail shows the weary head and neck of the represented Cavalry horse. |
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We stopped in the city park at Wamego, Ks on the way
home to enjoy flower beds of blooming tulips. |
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This array of tulips was beautiful. |
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These orange tulips were in early bloom. |
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This Dutch-style windmill was built in the 1800's and has been moved for miles, stone by stone, to the city partk. |