Flatter Than a Pancake

Mount SunflowerKansasMarch  2013 Climbing to the high point of Kansas is about as challenging as climbing up into your dentist’s chair, only not as traumatic. Yes, the highest point in Kansas is at an altitude of 4039 feet, higher than the high points of 22 other states.  Yet Mount Sunflower is utterly unspectacular, basically because… Continue reading Flatter Than a Pancake

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Taum Sauk MountainMissouriJuly  2012 Driving to the end of the road to a large parking area, we are ready to begin our summit trek.  From the car, we walk a flat, paved walkway — ADA compliant — five minutes to a junction.  Generally when we summit, if we have the choice, we loop around and… Continue reading Right Now