Ode to Kansas Sunups and Sundowns
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Ask any Kansan about our sunsets or sunrises and they are likely to begin waxing poetic. One case in point: artist Allan Chow of Kansas City, whose painting Summer Sundown was featured in the…
Why Kansas Has The Best Exotic Animal Experiences in the USA
- 9 minutes
SPONSORED CONTENT Ever dreamt of swimming with penguins? Well, there are only two places in the world you can do it: their native habitat on the coast of South Africa or Tanganyika Wildlife Park…
Hidden Hiking Gems: Three Lesser-Known Kansas Hikes
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Exploring some of Kansas' less-traveled hiking trails For years, I have enjoyed hiking the Kansas outdoors. After being asked to create a selection of some of the state’s lesser-known hiking trail…
Hidden Hiking Gems: Lehigh Portland Trails
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Photography by Jonathan Adams Lehigh Portland Trails Running alongside water and prairie vistas, wildlife, native grass, and wildflowers, the Lehigh Portland Trails provide a free and travel-worthy…
Hidden Hiking Gems: Big Basin Prairie Preserve
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Photography by Cody Tracy Big Basin Prairie Preserve If you’ve been here, you know. If you haven’t, make it a priority. With sweeping grasslands and endless skies, Big Basin Prairie Preserve is…
Farm to Table, Again
- 4 minutes
Photography by Michael Snell and Doug Stremel The latest eating trend isn't a trend at all, but a traditional way of dining - and living - that has come full circle or never gone away. Nestled on…
Urban Ice Skating
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Big-city ice rinks draw in the skaters during the winter season For over two decades, the Kansas City Ice Center and Pavilion in Shawnee has been a destination ice rink for skaters of all skill…
Floating Down the Kaw
- 5 minutes
Photography by Michael Pearce State programs, nonprofit groups and outdoor equipment suppliers have made it easy to explore and enjoy a treasured waterway Growing up in the early 1980s, Dawn Buehler…
A Herd, Once More
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Photography by Ryan Coody (ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ/Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas works to care for and grow its herd of bison as a practical and symbolic bridge between its past and…
Biking Kansas with Jonathan Groene
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Photography provided by Kansas Tourism Jonathan Groene is an experienced bike-packer who has biked the Continental Divide. He also savors adventures closer to his home, such as biking the width of…
