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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BACK ROAD

100 Cow Hill Scenic Back Road

You need to try this rugged route just for the name alone!…

📍 Butler County

SURVEY MARKER

1856 Surveyor's Monument

The Initial Point for all land surveys in Kansas, Nebraska, much of…

📍 Mahaska, Washington County

SURVEY MARKER

40th Parallel Marker

Stop here to read the historical marker that relates the story of…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

WALKING TRAILS

Achterberg Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Farm & Nature…

Donated to Audubon of Kansas, the property combines native grasslands and forests…

📍 Lincoln, Lincoln County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY

Alcove Spring

Roughly parallelling the sandy river bed of the Big Blue River, E.…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

IRRIGATION

Amazon Ditch

Entrepreneurs such as Asa Soule of Eureka Canal fame and C.J. 'Buffalo'…

📍 Kearny County

BACK ROAD

Ancient Deposits Scenic Back Road

At 17½ miles into the journey, just east of 25 on Y,…

📍 Meade County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Angel Falls Park

In 2015 the city dedicated this beautiful park and half-mile walking trail…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Argonia Memorial River Walkway and Argonia…

A sidewalk stretching from S. Main to the Chikaskia River creates this…

📍 Argonia, Sumner County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY FINALIST

Arikaree Breaks

Watch for the numbered red-disk signs as you go 13½ miles north…

📍 Cheyenne County

PARK

Arkalon Park

Drive under the Mighty Samson of the Cimarron and continue on a…

📍 Seward County

RECREATION

Arkansas River Activities

When the Arkansas River bed is dry, it's a great route for…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

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