The Kansas Outback

      A recent pilgrimage to the Aldo Leopold "shack" near Baraboo, Wisconsin revived the environmental spirit in my own soul.  I...

     Kids love lookin under rocks.  You never know what they might find.  Paxon was on a quest for scorpions and we found some.  We also fou...

    Ever seen a swarm of bees?  Its a pretty exciting natural phenomenon.  When a hive gets to a certain large population, the queen decide...

Its been a quite unusual August in the Kansas Outback for sure.  Record rainfall after over two years of sweltering drought has the prairie...

      I call the Red Hills the "Kansas Outback" for a good reason.  Its features have that wildness factor which can be associated...

     Sasquatch is our resident Screech Owl.  While we hear him often at dusk and into the night, we also occasionally call him in up close ...

     Of all the birds found in the Red Hills, and in North America for that matter, none are as colorful as the Painted Bunting. While th...