Council Grove, KS - The Flint Hills Series Part 5
 

Manhatten, KS - The Flint Hills Series Part 1
Junction City, KS - The Flint Hills Series Part 2
Abilene, KS - The Flint Hills Series Part 3
Salina, Ks - The Flint Hills Series Part 4


After leaving Salina, it was time to head back east into the Flint Hills, and off the beaten path for a change. The sun had started to drop pretty low in the sky and I wanted to find a place to stay the night. If I was smart enough, I would have stopped in Junction City or Manhattan. But for whatever reason, I thought there would be a cheap motel in Council Grove. However, with a population of only about 2,000, there was only one choice. A bed and breakfast looking place that was easily over $100. (I think). :doh: So I made my way back through the hills in the pitch black back to Manhattan, an easy 40 miles, and plopped my head down on a $37 bed courtasy of Motel 6!! :tup: The next morning, I made my way back through the hills and into Council Grove I came. Camera and all!! Am I rambling again?? :gaah:


An old abandoned farm.

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The Kaw Mission late 1800s just outside downtown

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Along the main drag........

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Maybe an old theater perhaps??

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This sweet lady "demanded" that I take a picture of this old building with her standing in front of it. She has worked here for 17 years. I'm assuming the building is as old as it says!!

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The old hotel I decided not to stay at!!

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Finally!! A place I can go to without having to check out one of those stupid residen.......:whatthefuck: You gotta laugh!! What else can you do??

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I believe this house was built in the 1860s

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A small general store.........

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A failed attempt at getting a nice view shot of the town!! :shrug:

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An old hermit's cave from the 1800s

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Well, in a town as small as this, I can only take so many picture before you finally get the point!! So it was on to the next destination somewhere in the Flint Hills... See you there!! :D

Not to second guess you, but it looks like you could have had a room for like $55-70 if the rooms in the motel or annex section of the hotel: check out the rate card linked to on this page http://cottagehousehotel.com/rates.shtml

Looks like it had a lot of historical spots for being such a small town.

Nice pictures. It looks like a nice historic small town.

You spelled Manhattan wrong again, in this thread this time.

Wow... this is my favorite Kansas city yet! The first photo is haunting... and I love the photo of all the branches... very artistic! This city has some wonderful historic building stock! Also... the weather seems to have improved for this set!

I was going to say the exact same thing! Anyway, that was awesome, KC. Great set!

Nice work kc. That old bank building from 1902 is really interesting looking.

Yes I did!! It has now been corrected!! :D

The weather was fine that day, perhaps a little overcast which means the sun wasn't glaring into my camera which it frequently does!! :hell:

After checking out the rates provided by Yerfdog, I probably should have spent the night in Council Grove. However, I would have missed about 30 miles worth of breathtaking scenery. So I'm kinda glad I stayed in Manhattan for the night. ;)

Thanks for the comments so far. I'm not used to doing smaller towns, but this turned out to be pretty enjoyable!!

Delightful to look at. Living there ... hmmm ... I dunno?

Lots of history there, and the early settlers had to work really hard for everything they had.

I guess you could call it rustic....very nice pics

Interesting tour, and your best photography yet.

I'm probably one of a handful of New Jerseyites who has been to this town. Unfortunately I only got gas on the outskirts and didn't see much of downtown. Some surprisingly nice structures here.
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Continued excellence in your series, KC.

Great set there Kcex:

These are my favorites:

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