Flint hills

The Flint Hills are the subject of thousands of photographs each year. The Tallgrass Prairie that runs through Kansas is home to wildflowers, rolling hills, and endless skies, making it a photographers dream. Landscape photography is a fun and unique challenge so before you load up the camera bag,

Springtime prairie overview in the Flint Hills

We're so much better than pasture and sky!

Oregon National Historic Trail, Missouri to Oregon - Travel by wagon over the gently rolling Kansas countryside was usually unimpeded except where streams had cut steep banks. There a passage could be made with a lot of shovel work to cut down the banks or the travelers could find an already established crossing.

Old schoolhouses dot the landscape, but there's other abandoned ruins made of stone that were left behind from long ago. Let's explore!

Whether you're up for a short ramble or a more adventurous outing, we've got ideas throughout the Midwest for parks where you can stretch your legs and enjoy the best of Midwest fall color.

Manhattan, KS : The Konza Prairie near Manhattan

From the Flint Hills to the sunflower fields, the waterfalls to the spectacular sunsets and beyond, Kansas is a beautiful state. There is so much

Golden waving tallgrass in the Flint Hills autumn landscape

An in-depth look at historic, still-standing (albeit abandoned) structures in the Flint Hills of Kansas.