In October one of the guys in my fraternity invited a group of us to come home with him for the weekend and hangout on his farm. We went with the expectation that we would be just relaxing for the weekend, probably shooting guns and having bonfires. I rode with a guy who’s from Moundridge, …
Opening Weekend
Every year my brother and I go home to hunt opening weekend with our dad and a couple of his clients from his vet clinic. Pheasant hunting has been one of my favorite activities since I was big enough to walk fields and carry a shotgun. With my dad being a veterinarian in west central …
Experiencing Palo Duro
A couple weeks before Thanksgiving break, I was talking to my buddies and one of them suggested backpacking in Texas the first weekend of Thanksgiving break. If you Know me at all, you know I am always done for an adventure. We made as minimal plans as possible in order to keep it spontaneous but …
Hiking in Arkansas
Earlier this semester, some friends and I wanted to go backpacking. They had never gone before and had no gear, but I have gone a lot, so I began planning. Since they had never gone backpacking, I figured Arkansas would make more since than Colorado and it is closer. I Then used my REI trail …
Kayaking Kansas
In recent years I have fallen in love with kayaking. It is so beautiful to see life from the water; life seems to slow down and be so peaceful. Many times, that I have kayaked my thoughts have wandered to the early settlers and trappers traveling the rivers. for many years I have wanted to …
Class Time
There were a lot of places that the Agron 560 took us that were really fun to explore. But there is no way I could find my way back there to go enjoy it since I am extremely directionally challenged. There was a lot of areas where our phones could not connect to anywhere so …
Collection
I did not realize how many native poisonous plants Kansas has. Our instructor for AGRON 260 had two horses on his land, they were older but really nice. Though it is private if you take the course he would bring you there at some point but almost never the same place twice. I enjoyed taking …
PMC 210: Intro to Outdoor Recreation 