St. Francis

After some searching, we finally found a little gas-station diner that was open for breakfast on Sunday of this Independence Day weekend.

The food was good, the bathrooms were clean, and we were glad to have a brunch of pancakes after our early-morning adventures.

After breakfast, we headed over to the park, which we had scouted out while looking around for a place to eat. Like the rest of the town, the park was nice and well-maintained. Though it was only 10 a.m., the sun was beginning to heat up, as it tends to do  on bright July days in Kansas.

One very interesting thing about St. Francis (and Cheyenne County, of which it is the seat): For such a small, rural area, it has a pretty impressive Web presence.

In all, this was a friendly little town, and we were glad for a chance to stop there.