Our run in Liberal, Kansas, was the shortest yet. Coincidentally, it was also the most scenic. While most of the runs we take in Eat & Run are through towns and parks in residential areas, this one was secluded in a semiarid part of southwestern Kansas near Liberal. It was like a desert out there. The two of us were dropped off on a dirt road that wound through hills covered in cacti and yucca plants. Of course, for authenticity's sake, there were almost no signs of civilization anywhere. So we ran steadily downhill through the dusty bluffs for a whopping distance of less than a mile. In our defense, it was midday and the heat was characteristically oppressive.
This small run wasn't even unbroken. Unsurprisingly, Mom stopped to take pictures. Her phonetography is coming along nicely. While she did interrupt our run, it's thanks to her that the trip was so well documented. As much as I despise singing the praises of someone who has the audacity to make me clean my room, the following photos were all taken by her. Here's a little taste of the wasteland we were stranded in.
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| This railroad bridge is known at the "Samson of the Cimarron." |
Arkalon Park is 10 miles northeast of Liberal, Kansas on US Highway 54.
Really great article and really great pictures :)
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