The morning is cool with a breeze. Nancy makes pancakes for our breakfast; we have maple syrup from our hometown. The treat from Ashfield is a gift from Ted Murray.
We drive to the City of Meade to see what is there. Driving into the center of the city, Nancy turns right, and we see a road sign for the Dalton Gang Hideout. We follow the sign and reach a small house; we are at the museum. An elderly white-haired man with sparse, thread-like hair meets us at the entrance. We got a bit of local history, then went inside and paid the fee, seven dollars each. Moe is free to enter with us.
More history is given; this hints at what we will see in the house. We begin at the barn, the museum office, and gift shop. Into the tunnel we go. This was an underground escape from the house.
We come to a stairway and climb to the house. The only two rooms are small.
Upstairs on the second floor.
We head back to the barn through the tunnel and climb to the second floor. Many more artifacts are displayed here.
The tour is finished; we stop to talk once more to the man caretaking this museum. He begins a history lesson of the city and area of Kansas when this was a stop on the cattle trail from Texas in the late 1800s. We learn about the cowboys and the “Women of negotiable affections”.
Upon leaving, he suggests Bob’s Burgers for lunch. This place is not the greasy spoon Sunday night cartoon. The food is good; we order takeout and drive a block to a wonderful shaded City Park. We picnic with Moe and head out of the city.
It is a thirteen-mile straight road back to the campground.
We learned a lot and enjoyed the adventure.