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Warm and Windy Day at Fall River Lake

The penultimate day of 2010 was unseasonably warm and windy, reaching over 70 degrees Fahrenheit with winds of over 20 miles per hour in southeastern Kansas. I drove 20 miles north to Caney and picked up fellow science teacher Betty … Continue reading

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Trail Trials

In my previous post I discussed GPS enhancements for my day hikes. I’ve now built three fly-throughs of recent hikes, with linked photos, in Google Earth. The results are very nice, but it takes more time and effort than I … Continue reading

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Wichitas in Winter

I started the last day of my winter break hiking trip with breakfast in the Sundance Cafe at Quartz Mountain Resort. The server, Kitty, sat me beside a different fireplace than from the previous evening, and I took the opportunity … Continue reading

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Climbing Mountains of Quartz

The third day of winter found me up early, seeking a better hot breakfast than I’d secured the day before at the Denny’s in McAlester. Yelp and Urbanspoon directed me to Marilyn’s Home Cookin’ out on highway 69 by the … Continue reading

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Return to Robbers Cave

When I awoke on the second day of winter, I decided a hot breakfast was needed to get me through a long day of hiking at Robbers Cave State Park.  So I ignored the continental offerings at the Days Inn … Continue reading

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