June 24th. Garden City to Dodge City KS. Reunited with the cycling group after 4 days while attending Alissa's and Dave's lovely wedding. Garden City to Dodge City KS. Elevation 2,830 ft. 51.3 miles. The highway is filled with cattle trucks, feedlots and grain silos. Dodge City looks abandoned and economically depressed. Over 5 million head o longhorn cattle were driven up from Texas to Dodge City to be loaded on the train. Peace officers Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson resided at one time in Dodge City. ((2710) Don getting a close-up of the cattle, (2711) Santa Fe Trail tracks (2712) Monument in Dodge City dedicated to the longhorns, (2713 ) Hetty from Holland and Shurghe in his western hat and marshal badge, (2714) Grain Silo, (2715) Railroad tracks with silo in background.
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