Big Kansas Roadtrip

On our way to Lucas, we stopped in Wilson, pop. 835. Of course we had to see the World’s Largest Czech Egg (the World’s Largest Ball of Twine was a little out of our way and wasn’t guaranteed to look as pretty as this egg).

It was only after I came home and looked at my photos did I discover that the train tracks in Wilson are one of the “most haunted places in Kansas.” They do make a great photo-op, though.

In Wilson we learned that we were two weeks early for the Big Kansas Road Trip. This website proves that we had done our homework of places to visit. However, we left so many undone, that it would be worth returning some day.

Mushroom Rock State Park, one of Kansas’ 8 Wonders of Geology, is not far away. As we pulled into the parking lot (which was empty), we wondered if the detour was worth it. It was.

While many of the rocks are visible from the parking lot, there are more if you walk around.

For dinner after seeing these (and Lucas), we drove to Sylvan Grove, pop 291. Just two weeks before the trip, I heard this story on NPR about the Fly Boy Brewery & Eats. I knew we had to taste their wares. With locally-sourced beef, I had the special – meatloaf. It was not your mother’s meatloaf you remember from childhood. This was delicious!