http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - tallgrass prairie Tue, 21 May 2013 06:33:33 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/11/Basking-in-the-Beauty-of-the-Flint-Hills/2281/ A Faces & Places Roadie BlogI’m sure you’ve heard of the phrase “Stop and smell the roses.” For my latest trip on the Faces & Places Tour, I did the Kansas version of that. I stopped and ... Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/11/Basking-in-the-Beauty-of-the-Flint-Hills/2281/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Prairie-Fire-Festival-Honors-Dramatic-Flint-Hills-Tradition/330/ The Prairie Fire Festival in Cottonwood Falls celebrates the annual range-management practice of burning the tallgrass prairie to promote new growth. Indigenous Native Americans noticed that bison ... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Prairie-Fire-Festival-Honors-Dramatic-Flint-Hills-Tradition/330/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/10/Floating-on-a-Sea-of-Grass/235/ A drive along the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway carries visitors back to a different time. Imagine being alone in the middle of a vast ocean. Only this is no ordinary sea. Instead of water, ... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/10/Floating-on-a-Sea-of-Grass/235/