Friday, June 3, 2011

Skywatch Friday - Tallgrass Prairie


The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve near Pawhuska, Oklahoma is the largest protected area of tallgrass prairie on Earth, spanning 39,000 acres. The current expanse was purchased from private ownership in 1989 and is now managed by the Nature Conservancy to be enjoyed as a scenic drive. There is a sizable herd of Buffalo in here but we didn't see any this trip.  Read more in Wikipedia.


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6 comments:

Pretty Life Online said... [Reply to comment]

Great post for skywatch... Happy TGIF! Hoping you can visit my skywatch post.

Ever Green Tree said... [Reply to comment]

Must be great to drive past this road with the sprawling greens ard. Lovely shot!

DrillerAA09 said... [Reply to comment]

Love this capture. It has a great rural feel and expresses the wide open space that is the prairie. Excellent work, as always.

Yogi♪♪♪ said... [Reply to comment]

Great photo. I love the green grass and the feeling that the prairie goes on forever. I've been up there three times in the last year.

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

Looks like this road doesn't end! And it seems tiny compared to the prairie.

cottasofia said... [Reply to comment]

I was thinking of you in that tornado belt when those storms rolled through glad you & your family are OK. Stay dry!

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