Tom and I went to the Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve
this weekend, a two hour drive from our apartment. Only 4% of the
native prairie landscape that once covered the Western US remains in
tact, and this is the largest remaining section of it. Due to the record
drought, the grass was not very tall this year, but we were lucky
enough to see the preserves heard of Bison up close on the bus tour the
National Park Service runs every morning for visitors. It's a
wonderfully run park and a beautiful place to visit, well worth the trip
from Kansas City. Here are some pictures:
One of five new calves born on the preserve this spring, now the heard totals 21.
The prairie: same grass, not as tall.
Tom, me, and not much else.
I love a good tour bus.
A short hike away, the Lower Fox Creek School.
