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The lush rolling Flint Hills of Kansas belie
the stereotype that the Kansas Prairie is only flat land.
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The setting sun plays across the rolling prairie
covered with natural tall grasses. |

The entry sign to Bird Runner Wildlife Refuge.
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Winter covers the forest gallery with snow
and ice on a cold afternoon.
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Talking Spring Prairie is named for Rachel Carson,
author of Silent Spring. |

This Lakota-style tipi is warm in winter and
cool in summer. The traditional plains dwelling combines beauty with
practicality. Photo by Steve Young. |

Another view of the tipi. |

The tipi sits nestled beside the woods near
a creek on the prairie. |