Liberal, Kansas

Heading westward again, we camped at Wichita Falls, Texas, and then continued on our way to Liberal, Kansas and the Mid-America Air Museum. The weather had been terribly hot in Sherman and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as Dodge City, Kansas. The ground had big cracks. What grass there was in campgrounds was dormant or dead. Finally, when we got to Liberal, it was overcast, breezy, and rainy. Apparently this was an excellent time to visit. According to people who live there, the smell from the nearby feedlot doesn't always waft the other way and a cooler outside temperature meant a pleasant temperature inside the Mid-America museum hangar.  We enjoyed our stay in Liberal and recommend
visitng the air museum displays.


Western Star RV Ranch in Liberal, Kansas



We found a spot at Western Star RV Ranch

We have lots of elbowroom at Western Star RV Ranch

Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum

Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum

Mid-America Air Museum



9/11 Trubute at Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum



Mid-America Air Museum

Voted Number One for having the worst summer by weather.com meteorologists
because of more than 100 consecutive days of 100 degrees or higher in 2011.
We camped at Wichita Falls, Texas during three of those 100+ degree days.

Between Texarkana and Liberal, we drove in Texas on US-82,  US-287 and US-83,  then through the panhandle of Oklahoma on US-83, and into Kansas. We passed through Nocoma, original home of the Nocoma Boot Company. Roger remembered that the first baseball mitt his dad gave him was a Nokoma (from Nocoma).


The view along US-82

 This is the landscape I usually associate with Texas--dry, flat open range.  We followed the Chilsom Trail during part of this day's travels.





Canadian, Texas