25: The List, Update #4
24. plan and go on a Kansas day trip
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Monday we headed north to the Council Grove/Strong City area. Jeff and Justin joined us for the 2-mile hike. Back when I was in middle school, our league included Council Grove. So, on the way to games there, we would pass by this beautiful limestone house and barn. I would always wonder what lucky people live there?
Well, as it turns out, no one. Anymore. It's now a historic preserve, designed to save and restore a valuable piece of North America - Tallgrass Prairie, which used to cover 140 million acres. Less than 4% is left, mostly in the Flint Hills. It was not plowed for farm land because of the abundance of limestone.
We would like to head back, sometime later in the spring or in early summer, to catch the flowers in bloom and to check out the 6 mile loop, so watch for the "Update #4, Part 2" post.
p.s. our neighbors are getting a new roof. for the second time since we moved in... maybe we should take note of the company that's installing?!
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Monday we headed north to the Council Grove/Strong City area. Jeff and Justin joined us for the 2-mile hike. Back when I was in middle school, our league included Council Grove. So, on the way to games there, we would pass by this beautiful limestone house and barn. I would always wonder what lucky people live there?
Well, as it turns out, no one. Anymore. It's now a historic preserve, designed to save and restore a valuable piece of North America - Tallgrass Prairie, which used to cover 140 million acres. Less than 4% is left, mostly in the Flint Hills. It was not plowed for farm land because of the abundance of limestone.
We would like to head back, sometime later in the spring or in early summer, to catch the flowers in bloom and to check out the 6 mile loop, so watch for the "Update #4, Part 2" post.
p.s. our neighbors are getting a new roof. for the second time since we moved in... maybe we should take note of the company that's installing?!
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