Kaw Agency Ruins

Kaw Agency Ruins

by | Sep 13, 2007 | Kansas, Kansas Culture, Landscape, Wildflowers

Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park The remains of the Kaw Agency is one of the first sights as you approach the park. Across the railroad bed, now the Flint Hills Nature Trail, you can park your car and take a two mile nature walk. The path circles over a hill, around...
Pokeweed

Pokeweed

by | Sep 9, 2007 | Kansas, Wildflowers

Pokeweed is a showy plant this time of year, with thick red stalks and colorful branches and fruit. The fruit is poisonous to livestock, though the plant has served medicinal uses. More info, check Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses.
Meadow

Meadow

by | Jul 6, 2007 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape, Wildflowers

Lyon CountyBlackeyed susans, asters, prairie grass, and a bit of blue sky. Walking across the meadow one finds depressions where deer have slept, then is aware of life at every level – bugs, birds, beatles, bees… Hidden in the thickets are rabbits,...