By A river full of water. The Neosho River at Neosho Falls. Across the river from town is Riverside Park. Add a blue sky and this place would look a whole lot cheerier.
At the Tallgrass Preserve
This week’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: AT THE TALLGRASS PRESERVE THE PLACE has fly-fishing spots, a horse named Badger, and long pastures with swaying wildflowers. In the one-room schoolhouse, children can practice penmanship, read from McGuffey readers and play old-time games at recess. Visitors have the opportunity to count birds …
Load ’em up
Loading ramp at the corral. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Strong City. This Saturday, April 25, is Junior Ranger Day at the Tallgrass Preserve, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Take the kiddos! It’s free! Everything at the Preserve is free, free, free! It was always free to visit the park, but this year, to help folks …
Stone Barn
Stone barn. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Strong City.
Stone wall
Here in the Flint Hills where limestone grows, we like our fences made of stone. This one is at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Ranch House View
Looking out over the prairie. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City.
Just up the road
I drove over to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City this morning to see what the Park Rangers have going on this spring and summer. Starting April 25, they have a special event nearly every weekend. Fun for the kids! Fun for adults! Free! Absolutely – everything is free. Even the bus tours …
Party in the Sky
The Hillcrest. Douglas and Rutan, Wichita. There was a toast. There was yummy food, too. (But no pictures.) A Piccadilly chocolate strata cake. The man with the birthday: Jay Price. This guy is one of my good, good friends. I’ve written about him here and here. Dr. Price is one of the most interesting people …
Town Center
Manhattan has a really cool set up. Downtown just flows into the mall – the Manhattan Town Center. One minute you’re walking around downtown, the next minute you’re inside the mall – or visa-versa.
Strecker-Nelson
When we were in the area on Dec. 26, we drove into Manhattan to visit the Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery. I guess everybody is celebrating Boxing Day now.
Scenic Overlook
In Kansas, we don’t have many scenic overlooks – not because we don’t have the scenery – because we don’t have the height to overlook from. This place always cracks me up. On the east side of Dodge, there’s a scenic overlook – overlooking three feedlots. Yeah, boy. When visitors come to Kansas, we show …