Sigrid and I joined our photography club, Digital Dimensions and Beyond Photography Club, on a field trip to Atchison, Kansas on Saturday, October 20, 2018.
The main goal of the trip was to photograph the bridge over the Missouri River at night while it is illuminated. However, there are lots of grand old homes and historic sites in the city so we arrived early to have good light. It was also a wonderful fall day full of colors as you will see in the photos. It was a 90 minute drive from our home in a southeastern suburb of Kansas City.
Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,021. The city is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, United States senator from Missouri, and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Atchison was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart, and the Amelia Earhart Festival is held annually in July. Atchison is also home of Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal-arts college. The city was founded in 1854.
The photo below is of Amelia Earhart's birth home.
The trees were beautiful throughout the city. It seems like the trees all along the Missouri River have a special beauty this time of year.
One of many fine old homes on the high bluffs above the river on 3rd, 4th, and 5th Streets.
It is close to Halloween and if you look closely, you can see a skeleton peeking in the second floor window.
The following photos were taken in the St Benedick's Catholic Church on the Benedictine campus.
A view of the college campus.
Atchison has a nice River Walk park area that includes a War Memorial tribute.
The Missouri River.
This is the bridge we will photo later in the evening.
And, finally, the night shot of the bridge.
We had about 12 members of the club join the field trips. Between the daytime photos and the evening bridge shot, the group had a nice dinner at a downtown Atchison Italian restaurant. It was a perfect day all around.
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