Articles /kansas-magazine/articles/ Articles Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:39:30 +0000 From the Archives: Prairie Preserved /kansas-magazine/articles/post/from-the-archives-prairie-preserved/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/from-the-archives-prairie-preserved/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/from-the-archives-prairie-preserved/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:00:00 -0400
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The 10,894-acre Z Bar Ranch in the Flint Hills of Chase County - purchased in 1993 by the National Park Trust – is America's future tall grass prairie preserve.

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The Game of Kings (and cowboys) /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-game-of-kings-and-cowboys/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-game-of-kings-and-cowboys/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-game-of-kings-and-cowboys/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:00:00 -0400

A Flint Hills ranch keeps a rougher version of polo alive

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Polo is one of the world’s oldest sports, believed to originate in the 6th century BCE among the nomadic tribes

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Behind the Lens with Kansas Landscape Photographer Scott Bean /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-with-kansas-landscape-photographer-scott-bean/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-with-kansas-landscape-photographer-scott-bean/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-with-kansas-landscape-photographer-scott-bean/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

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Based in Manhattan, Scott Bean is a Kansas landscape and nature photographer, often with a focus on the Flint Hills area. As a lifelong Kansas resident who has lived in different areas

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The Wild Mustangs of the Flint Hills /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-wild-mustangs-of-the-flint-hills/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-wild-mustangs-of-the-flint-hills/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/the-wild-mustangs-of-the-flint-hills/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0400

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Photography by Dave Leiker

Kansas ranchers team with a national program to bring mustang herds back to the Sunflower State

Our pick-up truck bumps across chert-strewn pastures as lightning flares

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Emporia’s Dirty Kanza Weekend | City Guide /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emporias-dirty-kanza-weekend/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emporias-dirty-kanza-weekend/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emporias-dirty-kanza-weekend/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0400

At the central-eastern gateway of the Flint Hills, Emporia has become known as the gravel-grinding capital of the world for hosting the annual Dirty Kanza. This premier cycling competition in June

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Zipping Over Kansas /kansas-magazine/articles/post/zipping-over-kansas/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/zipping-over-kansas/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/zipping-over-kansas/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0400

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Are you eager to ramp up your outdoor adventure gauge a few notches this summer? Does mountain biking or wake boarding no longer deliver the adrenaline surge you need to forget the weekday blahs?

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Behind the Lens | Doug Stremel /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-doug-stremel/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-doug-stremel/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/behind-the-lens-doug-stremel/ Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:00:00 -0500

Contributing photographer Doug Stremel took time out of his busy schedule to have a conversation about his life in photography.

Where are you from? Where do you live now? How many years have you been

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