Day 7- Last Night's Concert and Crossing Kansas

It's Monday morning and we are driving across Kansas. Last night, we went to three Kauffman Center in KC to see Michael Feinstein perform with guest singer Storm Large. Shane's step brother, Trent, was one of the trumpeter. It was an awesome show! I was very concerned that Storm's left boob would pop out  of her dress, but she was a phenomenal performer. Below are some photos outside the concert hall and inside. I wish I could have gotten some shots of the performance, but they said no photography, but that didn't stop the lady sitting beside me. We had great seats-- third row center! I'm posting this from my phone as we drive toward Dodge City.

The Kauffman Center in Kansas City, MO

The backside of the Kauffman Center.

View of the stage from our seats. 

Shane, Laurie and Me in our seats.

This is a very nice venue!

Update: It is now Monday evening and here are some photos I took today as we crossed the Plains across Kansas. 

The rolling Plains of Kansas

We went to Wichita where we had to get a repair done to our windshield after a small rock hit it. Luckily, that only took about 45 minutes. From there we went to see the "Keeper of the Plains." The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot tall steel sculpture standing at the point where the Big and Little Arkansas rivers join together in downtown Wichita. This land between the two rivers is sacred ground to the Native American people and is also home to the Mid-America All-Indian Center. The American Indian sculpture was created by Wichitan and Native American artist Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980). This icon of Wichita was erected on May 18, 1974 to celebrate the United States Bi-centennial and has kept a watchful eye on the city ever since.

We then did a stop in Dodge City and visited the Boot Hill Museum. Below are some shots from Dodge city and the museum.

An actual size statue of Marshall Matt Dillon, i.e. James Arness from Gunsmoke

Shane plays cards with a statue of Doc Holiday.

A grave in progress in Boot Hill Cemetery

We stopped for the night at the Holiday Inn Express in Guymon, OK. We have not had KFC in years, but we had it tonight and we loved it! It hit the spot. Tomorrow we are off to Santa Fe, NM, where it is supposed to snow 3-6 inches tonight. Below is the map of our travels today.