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My name is David Laird. I'm a 5th generation Kansan and very proud of my heritage in the great "Sunflower State". I've done quite a bit of digital photography, most of it trains, but I also plan on having several photo pages of other interesting things in the Topeka area where I live. If you search closely you will also find a link or to which is pretty well hidden but which will give you some insight into a much deeper thinking me. And don't forget my "blog". You can reach it from the big orange box with the "e" in it to the lower left. I warn you though, I am notorious for not keeping it updated. By the way, I take a terrible picture but that's my new "spike"--pretty good for an old guy. Eastern Kansas: Most people unfamiliar with Kansas think of it as a barren, flat, prairie, arid and desolate, devoid of vegetation. While western Kansas is a part of the high plains, the eastern third of the state is anything but barren. Some of the bluest skies you'll ever see are in Kansas too, as evidenced from two of the photos above. Glaciated and Little Switzerland areas: The northeastern part of Kansas is known as the glaciated region. It was here millions of years ago that the great glaciers left their deposits of granite and carved out the river valleys and bluffs we see today. If you've ever been to Atchison, birthplace of Amelia Earhart, you know all about hills. It rivals San Francisco.
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rolling hills of northeast Kansas reminded many European settlers of
Switzerland so it took on the name of the "Little Switzerland" area of the
state. No mountains there of course but I guess the valleys and
terrain looked like home. Next time I'm up that way I will shoot a few
pictures of the countryside to share with you. The Flint Hills:The Flint Hills extend from southern Nebraska into northern Oklahoma but are most prominent in Kansas. The Flint Hills are made up of limestone and flint. (duh) They are not very suitable for farming but they comprise some of the best grazing pastureland anywhere with the native bluestem grass which is abundant. A drive through the hills in Spring when the rains have greened them up is probably one of the prettiest you'll ever see. You can learn more about the Flint Hills here and in other sections of my website you'll find a lot of pictures I've taken in the hills. It's one of my favorite regions of Kansas.
Some of the most fertile soil in the world can be found in the growing areas of the Kansas (Kaw) and Missouri river valleys. The Kaw valley's ability to produce everything from wheat to soybeans and commercial truck gardens has often been compared to the Nile valley in Egypt. You haven't tasted sweet corn like the checkerboard varieties grown by the Meier's in North Topeka. Some of the finest apples ever come from northeast Kansas.
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