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Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
Settlers dubbed this region of steep, grassy hills and bluffs the Smoky Hills because of the haze that seems to settle on them at sunrise and sunset. The 60-mile Smoky Valley Scenic Byway loop in west-central Kansas crosses the Smoky Hill River Valley in a region where mixed-grass prairie begins giving way to the short-grass prairie which is able to endure the hot, arid summers of the western High Plains. The route takes you by two crossings of the frontier Butterfield Overland Despatch freight and passenger wagon trail and Cedar Bluff Reservoir.
Official Smoky Valley Scenic Byway Web site
Photo Source: Harland Schuster
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