Kansas

It is the last leg of the race! And we are headed to Kansas!

Kansas is in the center of it all. Even Google Earth. Did you know that when google earth first launched it centered in on Lawrence? 

it's true

Kansas Chart

Ah! Ah! Kansas

I could have sworn there was an ah ah Kansas video that said from the pony express to the Chisolm trail....but I couldn't find it...so here is a different Ah! Kansas spot for you.

ROADBLOCK

Rock Chalk 

It's March Madness time! Kansas is well known for it's basketball team.  In honor of March Madness get out and play some basketball this week. The challenge is to make 80 shots, because on of KU's greatest professors would have turned 80 this June. 

DETOUR

Sunflowers!

The symbol of Kansas and my favorite flower. This detour  is to eat something with sunflower seeds in it.

Thanks for doing the Amazing Race--Rytting Style.  Be sure to turn in all your points this week (if you haven't been telling weekly). 

knock on Missouri (couldn't help it)

Canada

 

Well, it is snowing here while I write this in honor of our trip to the "Great White North."  Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world. It is the only country that we have raced to that I have actually been to. So that is fun. 

Canada chart

Canada flag coloring page

Learn some things about Canada by watching the above videos, or I guess you could watch Anne of Green Gables. 

ROADBLOCK

Meet Thor

Not that Thor, This one....

Mt Thor is the world's steepest cliff, (at least of the ones they have measured). It is steeper than vertical with an incline of 105 degrees.  It is located in Auyuittuq National Park. Mt Odin and Mt Asgard are there also, (and all this time I thought Asgard was in Norway....oh well). Anyway, Thor Peak is at 5,495 feet. So since we had fun riding bikes in Canada, the road block is to ride a bike at least that many feet. 

DETOURS

The Northern Lights

If you spend a lot of time in Canada you will probably be able to see the Northern Lights. Someday, I want to see them. In the meantime you can make your own Northern Lights. There are tons of northern lights art projects, so if you want to do a different one, go for it.

Northern Lights art project

Bears

While we were in Canada, we saw lots of bears. Some closer than others. We didn't get any great photos, but we didn't want to get that close. 

Go on your own bear hunt this week....

(The Wiggles sure look older than I remembered)

And lastly, I know it isn't really about Canada, but this is probably my favorite sketch....

" O, Canada!"