So, Kansas doesn't have any snowcapped mountain peaks, or ocean beaches, or national forests. That doesn't mean that Kansas does not have any beauty, though. The beauty of Kansas does not reach out and shake you. It is more subtle. For instance, gentle rolling hillsides of wildflowers gracing the Flint Hills. Miles and miles of ocean waves of golden wheat blowing in the relentless Kansas wind. Some of the most spectacular sunsets in the world. The subtle beauty of Kansas can even be found in the huge 30,000 and 40,000 feet high thunderheads maneuvering around on the Great Plains. No laser light show can match the electrical display of a Kansas thunderstorm. I am a kayaker and I have often wished I could be closer to some of the more exciting rivers and lakes and oceans. However, I have discovered the subtle beauty of paddling Hillsdale Lake (20 minutes away), the Kaw river, Melvern, Pomona, the Marais De Cynge (about 100 yards from my front door), Cross Timbers and others. The other day, I took a 20 minute drive to Miami County State Lake near Fontana, Ks. and spent a pleasant hour on the lake. I have included a picture to show the subtle beauty of this small wooded lake 20 minutes away from my front door. Beauty can probably be found very close to where you live.
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