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Boot Hill Museum is built on the site of Dodge City's Boot Hill cemetery. Re-enacted gun fights, medicine shows and costumed citizens make it a fun place for a family to experience a tame version of a gunslinging town. The Dodge City Roundup, "Largest Rodeo in Kansas" was quite impressive. We especially enjoyed watching the children's events, like mutton riding. The fireworks at the end were a fun finish. We learned that it's still possible to visit the Wild West! |
) "We
watched an advertisement for 'Prickly Ash Bitters', the new cure-all. One
of the things that it 'cures' is falling down the stairs, and there was
a guy who did 'fall'. He explained that having too much could have a strange
effect and that he went 'across the seven seas' to find it, and there was
the crippled fellow guzzling the whole bottle. It was hilarious!"--Harrison |
Joshua Loper |
) "After
the gunfight and the Prickly Ash Bitters act, we went into the Boot Hill
Saloon and had sarsaparilla. I liked it! We went to the museum and I dressed
up in old-fashioned clothes. We went to the 'cemetery' on the hill and saw
lots of tombstones with funny stories on them. Boot Hill is where they really
buried people that died in gunfights in Dodge City many years ago."--Amanda |
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On our horse ride we passed buffalo wallows, the grave of a young frontier child, and some wagon ruts of the Santa Fe Trail. It's amazing that after more than 100 years, there are still signs of the thousands of people that traveled by horse, foot and wagon across the country. |
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We watched some world record-setting riders stay on horses that were determined to buck them off their backs. |
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Even with the brave rodeo clowns running interference, one rider was injured when he fell off a bull and it jumped on his arm. It was scary to watch, but luckily an ambulance was waiting and he got help right away. Part of being a rodeo cowboy is getting hurt. Ouch! |
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) "My
favorite part of the rodeo was the clown. He was going to give the audience
bubble gum from a big box, but there were chickens in the box instead! They
chased him and pecked him. He did a lot of silly things with the kids that
came out for some contests too. He was very good at making sure the bulls
and broncos didn't hurt the riders. That's his main job."--Amanda |
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Another
case of serendipity--we arrived in Dodge City in the midst of the annual
two-week-long "Dodge City Days" event. We took advantage
of the Wild West atmosphere, enjoying the PRCA rodeo, stepping back
in time at the Boot Hill Museum, and doing some horseback riding along
the Sante Fe Trail.
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