Omaha to Hutchinson KS

I had the best time in the Omaha library looking at old 1913 newspapers. One short piece discussed the first ticket for speeding in a school zone- it was a brand new law. I found this piece written the week Sydney and his parents were in Omaha.

It discusses the amount of cars coming from the West and it mentions the first use of a automobile hearse with a body from San Francisco to NY!

Today we traveled the old Santa Fe Trail. Once again rolling hills dotted with farm houses. Stopped in Kansas city for ribs.

The weather was beautiful, blue skies with bright white clouds. Tried to confirm one story that Sydney tells in his book. Seems that he stopped at a big elm on a the banks of the Black Kettle Creek. This spot according to Sydney was the site of a battle between Kit Carson and some Indians. We found the town and the creek, it flowed through a park. We asked some people in the park , "That's a new one on me". We expected a sign etc. Oh well -It will be fun to research it later.

Hutchinson is much bigger than we though. Many old buildings but the old railway depot with the "Harvey Hotel" that Sydney stayed in is long gone. Tomorrow we continue with Kansas and make our way to Colorado Springs. We have a two night stay there and I am looking forward to it!

I think I saw a road runner today and I understand that prairie dogs exist out here. Guess we will have lots of time to look tomorrow.