Liberal, Kansas is the town where Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz lived so we saw a replica of Dorothy's House, the Yellow Brick Road and the Tin Man.  Then we continued toward El Reno, Oklahoma and on the way we passed a historical marker showing where the Run of 1890 and 1892 started when the people rushed to stake a claim on a 160 acre homestead in Oklahoma.  This was something Richard was very anxious to see and to be there to feel how it might have been.  In El Reno (very near Oklahoma City) we again were able to travel along historic Route 66.  It's especially thrilling for Richard since his family traveled this route when he was young, moving from Oklahoma to California. We had a pleasant day enjoying the green rolling hills and lack of wind, refreshing after the crazy wind yesterday. (Ann)

(Richard) In the land rush the Sooners were the ones who sneaked in early and staked their claim and the Boomers were the ones who followed the rules, waiting for the cannon to go off before they left to stake their claim.  When we stopped at the Chisholm Trail Museum we met a man whose Grandfather staked a claim and then lived 7 years in a dugout.