Written by Casual Tourist on September 6, 2000
- One of the most memorable times I spent at Herington was on the morning that my husband and I struggled out of bed at 5:00 in the morning so that we could witness the sun...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 10, 2000
- Another building on the grounds is a place of meditation. It is a lovely building sitting by itself near one of the parking lots. The most lovely thing here is the outside fountain...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 10, 2000
- The family of Dwight Eisenhower has their family cemetery plot in Abilene, though the former president was not laid to rest here. The cemetery is located across town (on 14th about 4 blocks west...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 1, 2000
- Abilene in the 2nd half of the 19th century was the end of the trail for the huge cattle drives that came up from Texas. From Abilene, the cattle were loaded onto train cars...
Written by Casual Tourist on September 17, 2000
- Ironically, the day that I posted this travel journal, September 7, 2000, my husband came home from work and told me that a fire had destroyed the General Store in Old Abilene Town. On...
Written by Casual Tourist on September 7, 2000
- Abilene, Kansas was once known as the "wildest and wickedest town in the west." It was the site of the largest stockyard west of Kansas City. During the five year span from 1867...
Written by Casual Tourist on September 7, 2000
- Trains were a large part of the settlement of the Old West. To experience the speed and comfort (not really much comfort compared to today's luxuries) that the Old West traveler experience, take a...
Written by Casual Tourist on November 14, 2000
- In the spring heron at Herington nest at the south end of the lake in a stand of dead trees. Their nests are huge as they must be to accommodate these large birds. But...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 28, 2000
- Who would have guessed? I always thought of pelican as coastal birds. The first time I saw pelican at Herington, I was convinced that I had to be mistaken. After all, these...
Written by Casual Tourist on September 6, 2000
- Frequently geese fly overhead at Herington. Their honking can be heard well before they come into view.
With the honking of the geese, quacking of the ducks and various chirpings of numerous other birds, such...
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