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ecause Konza encompasses an expanse of steep-slopes overlain by shallow limestone soils, it is unsuitable for cultivation and has never been plowed. Now it is a native tallgrass prairie preserve jointly owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. But in addition to a preserve, it is also a research facility with more than 100 ecological research projects underway at any given time. Furthermore it is one of my favorite locations for landscape photography. This image was made just before sunrise on the hike up to the first ridgeline.
“I walk in the prairie. It is still the best way to touch the land and see the difference between uphill and downhill, between grasslands and woodlands, and between hill and valley.” - Dennis Toll
