Friday, July 25, 2014

Kayaking Week 2 - 2014

Mary counted 61 kayaks ready to launch

The whole group after getting out

One of the Kearney Whitewater Association members

Other kayakers getting out downstream

A double kayak
The guy said it was too long to maneuver this creek

More kayakers getting out






Megan Johnson with NTV news 


One of the members picked up this toy jeep in the creek

Jerry getting out

Mary the picture taker

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Kayaking 2014

Mary counted over 40 kayaks at Yanney Park
getting ready to launch on the Kearney Canal

Mary on the water

Mary and some others kayaking down the canal

Mary's injury when she tipped
over and fell out of her kayak

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Geocaching in Kansas - July 5th, 2014

Museum and park in Almena Kansas





Libby found this one at a wayside park near Jennings Kansas

Wall mural and John Deere in Rexford Kansas


Bed and Breakfast in Rexford Kansas

Mingo, the oldest (still active) geocache in the world

Not very impressive cache or location,
but it is the oldest still active cache.

Right off Interstate 70 southeast of Colby Kansas

Interesting cache container near Mingo Kansas

Selfie?

Jake knows how to pose for the camera

Historic site north of Edson Kansas.


Some locals watching us find another one

Lots of wheat harvesting going on

Street in Goodland Kansas

Interesting park in Goodland, Kansas



We caught this family looking for a geocache
at an RV park south of Goodland, Kansas
Then the lady came out of the office and she is a
geocacher too.

Signing the log sheet.  The cache owner is on the right.

The geocache was under the sun dial.

Looking for the geocache at the Colby Kansas
visitors center.

Found it out back.


The top swings open on this large log and the
geocache container is inside.



Mary's tangle with a barbed wire fence.



Geocache on the sign for Oberlin Kansas.

Geocache near downtown Oberlin in the dark.

Main street Oberlin Kansas