Seeing the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in a different light
I knew I wasn’t in Missouri anymore when I looked down at the feet of the two other men I was in line with me at the Pizza Hut in Council Grove, Kansas. Sure, all three of us had boots on. I had on what I thought until that moment were pretty manly backpacking boots. [...]
Fire – the life blood of the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie
What have I gotten myself into? I’m laying down flat on my back in my tent, not because I’m sleeping but because the tent is literally being flattened nearly to my face by the fierce wind as it blasts incessantly across the tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. I’ve been in high wind [...]
`Ama`u fern – a study in showcasing color in a photograph
This photograph is a great example of looking for opportunities to showcase color. The brilliant colors of a young `ama`u fern against colorless dead fronds of the same plant makes the color jump off the screen. The `ama`uma`u (Sadleria cyatheoides) or `ama`u for short, is a common fern found in the wet forests and open areas of [...]
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