Wildlife and nature lovers will love the behind the scenes audio reports from Emmy award winning wildlife cinematographer John Aitchison now playing on the BBC Radio 4 website. I met John last November on the banks of the Chilkat River in Alaska … [Read more]
Seeing the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie in a different light
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Bridge to nowhere – Clements Stone Arch Bridge
Photo Gallery Images of the Clements Stone Arch Bridge During my fire chasing of springtime burning of the tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas, I came across a true bridge to nowhere. Near the ghost-town-like town of Clements lies the … [Read more]
Fire – the life blood of the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie
What have I gotten myself into? I’m laying down flat on my back in my tent, not because I’m sleeping but because the tent is literally being flattened nearly to my face by the fierce wind as it blasts incessantly across the tallgrass prairie in the … [Read more]