Kansas

Order in which state was run: 46

Order in which state was admitted into the union: 34

On a navy blue field is a sunflower,the state flower. Also, the state seal and the words "Kansas". In the picture of the state seal are thirty-four stars representing the order of statehood. Above the stars is the motto "To the Stars Through Difficulties". On the seal a sunrise overshadows a farmer plowing a field near his log cabin, a steamboat sailing the Kansas River, a wagon train heading west and Native Americans hunting bison. Flag adopted 1927.

 

Date: May 20, 2012
Race: Five Trails Half Marathon
City: Leavenworth
Cost: $50.00

Trip Report

 

Once I complete my trip to Rhode Island in less than 5 weeks, Kansas will be the only state that I did not complete an overnight stay.  I flew in and out of Kansas City, Missouri and stayed at an airport hotel near the Kansas border.  Packet pickup was race morning so my only time to date in Kansas has been for around five hours race day.

 

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