The map may say central Kansas, and the calendar 2018, but Kanopolis State Park is like the Old West of more than a century ago. For miles Tallgrass prairie waves in the wind. Deep and steep canyons gouge the grasslands, packed with caverns and dotted with giant, rose-colored rock.

It’s so

As far as my bird-watching experience goes, the most memorable experience I’ve had is being up close and personal with a falcon while visiting the United States Air Force Academy. Then, while aiding in a story on birding weekends in Great Bend for KANSAS! magazine, I was intrigued to learn what