Wichita with Friends

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I had the best time this week with my friends Brooke & Phil! They live back in North Carolina and were passing through Wichita. We spent a day together seeing some of the sights.

Phil, Brooke & I at the Keeper of the Plains

The Keeper of the Plains

The Keeper of the Plains is a 13.4 metres Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas (both are pronounced Ar-Kansas) rivers in Wichita, Kansas, adjacent to the Mid-America All-Indian Center.

Keeper of the Plains

The Wichita Troll

Our next stop was to see the Wichita Troll. This one was a little more challenging since there is nothing indicating it is even there.

Atlas Obscura describes it “Without a plaque or other indicator, the hidden troll sculpture of Wichita, Kansas lays in wait, chained beneath an unassuming storm grate.

Known as “The Wichita Troll” for lack of a proper name, this gruesome sculpture is a well-kept local secret. Visitors walking by it (or even over it) on the sidewalk during the day are likely to miss it entirely, but at night a sickly green light illuminates the seven-foot tall creature. With a large, grotesque head and spindly appendages clothed in cobbled together black fabric, the troll stares up out of the grate with a look of rage for being chained in his industrial jail.”

Wichita Art Museum

The day was overcast, windy and extremely cold. A perfect day for the Wichita Art Museum.

The first thing you can’t help but notice is the Confetti Chandelier by Dale Chihuly.

The museum has over 10,000 pieces of art. Some of my standouts are pictured below.

Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange
Kansas Cornfield by John Steuart Curry
Sunlight on Brownstones by Edward Hopper
Stone City, Iowa by Grant Wood
The Homesteader by N.C. Wyeth

Safe travels to Brooke & Phil as they travel home. I always enjoy spending time with you & I hope our paths cross again soon. Love you both!

Published by Christi Iffergan

Hi! I am Christi, a full-time RV traveller since August 2021. I have always loved to travel, but COVID-19 put a stop to that. I was fast approaching 50, my condo was being placed up for sale and I was ready for a major change. Originally from a tiny town in rural Southwest Virginia, I am the mother to one son and a rescue Shih Tzu, Cappy. For the last 20 years, I worked in public library systems around the Charlotte & Myrtle Beach areas. I met some amazing people and made great friends along the way. Follow along on my adventures as I travel the US. I hope that our paths will cross one day!

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  4. That’s so great that you met up with Brook and Phil. Went to the Library today to return The Good Earth. April’s book club book. Miss you so much every time I go. We thank our lucky stars that you are bringing us along on your journey. Sending Love. Judy

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  7. Super post! I never thought much about Wichita until I read your post! Joan Esp interested in that troll!

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  8. Neat to see Brooke and Phil out there with you!You have the best adventures…can;t wait for the next one! Have a good week and be safe!

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