Kansas Public Radio has launched a Kansas travel series. KPR News Director J. Schafer and KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan hit the road, traveling to cool and interesting Kansas places.
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Sometimes the road trip is more about the journey than the destination. Kansas travel guides Rex Buchanan and J. Schafer drive deep into the Flint Hills to stand atop one of the highest points around.
KPR explorers J. Schafer and Rex Buchanan visit what is arguably Rex's favorite museum in Kansas - the Pawnee Indian Village Museum near Republic, Kansas. This quiet place is both sacred and profane.
KPR explorers J. Schafer and Rex Buchanan visit a once popular spot on the Oregon and California Trail: Alcove Spring. It's here that the ill-fated Donner Party would suffer the first of its many losses on the wagon train headed west.
Kansas explorers Rex Buchanan and J. Schafer scope out some historic wagon ruts and visit an amazing museum that features a presidential limousine, of sorts.
This is the pilot episode of a new Kansas travel series featuring two guys who know and love the Sunflower State - Rex Buchanan and J. Schafer. We haven't settled on an official name for the series, but the working title is: "Hittin' the Road with Rex and J."
