tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post6931653749674321000..comments2024-02-22T04:38:15.816-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner: Holy Cow! (or Bison!)Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-77917675143334944752012-03-08T08:37:11.323-06:002012-03-08T08:37:11.323-06:00I definitely enjoyed my visit, at your suggestion,...I definitely enjoyed my visit, at your suggestion, to Tallgrass Prairie a couple of years ago. I didn't get surrounded by bison but I did see quite a few and can understand your feelings about the place.DennyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027558681912733768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-41404246189090370522012-03-07T13:03:55.224-06:002012-03-07T13:03:55.224-06:00I love Hwy. 60 in Osage County! One of my very fa...I love Hwy. 60 in Osage County! One of my very favorites. I love the wide open spaces and feeling of being the only soul left on earth.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-61565900271836450962012-03-07T13:02:55.325-06:002012-03-07T13:02:55.325-06:00In October and November they round up the bison fo...In October and November they round up the bison for inoculations and DNA testing. The only time I ever went up there and saw no bison was the first week of November. I've always been lucky, and I do drive up there frequently. I agree that the ranch house isn't exactly what what one would expect, but the interior is a bit more in keeping with the early 20th century.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-19342536990194763312012-03-07T08:50:27.103-06:002012-03-07T08:50:27.103-06:00Driving across Highway 60 through Osage County, I ...Driving across Highway 60 through Osage County, I don't think I've ever seen more of NOTHING in one place in my life. I feel as if I'm in a John Wayne movie.Trevor Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216077170526370999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729166837877316238.post-87219139763572098162012-03-06T22:07:51.096-06:002012-03-06T22:07:51.096-06:00You Lucky Thing, you! When Debbie, Matt, and I wer...You Lucky Thing, you! When Debbie, Matt, and I were there in October the buffalo had been rounded up for annual checkups and we could only see them penned far, far from the road. The very friendly and knowledgeable docents in the interpretive center must have given us an hour of their time (I think late October is off-season for buffalo hunting tourists) and the gift shop lady, who is a cousin of Ben Johnson, Jr.(actor) and niece of Ben, Sr. (foreman of the ranch years ago) took us on a private tour of the ranch house that looks deceptively modern (per your photo)though it was built 90 years ago. We had a lovely morning in the Tallgrass Prairie, even though we didn't get close to a buffalo and because of the drought, didn't see any of the famously tall grass. We did, however, get vert close to some buffalo that afternoon at Pawnee Bill's Ranch.Susan Yatesnoreply@blogger.com