by Dave | Apr 11, 2009 | Prairie Burn
Photographed near Lake Kahola, in Lyon County, Kansas
by Dave | Apr 11, 2009 | Human, Landscape, Prairie Burn, Spring
North of Kahola Reservoir, Chase County, Kansas – Dan Bacon seeds a controlled burn of prairie grass as a water truck, off camera to the left (image below), prevents it from spreading into populated areas. The seasonal burns are an important part of maintaining...
by Dave | Apr 22, 2008 | Flint Hills, Landscape, Prairie Burn
by Dave | Apr 22, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Prairie Burn
The crew ATV moves eastward, seeding the fire as it passes. I was panning the camera to follow the ATV as it went by. This is what caused the background to have the strange patterns. Does the photo work? I dunno, but I think it’s interesting in its own weird...
by Dave | Apr 21, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Prairie Burn
An all terrain vehicle snakes across the nightime fields, setting fire to the prairie grass as it passes.
by Dave | Apr 20, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape, Prairie Burn
I thought Council Grove was on fire last night. I was driving in from the west at 10 p.m., still five miles away looking toward the city, when I noticed the entire horizon was wrapped in flames. Prairie burns are common this time of year, but this was too bright, too...
