By: Olivia Barrett This last May I went to Yellowstone National Park as a graduation trip. My family and I went up there the week of Memorial Day. It took about 16 hours to drive to Cheyenne, Wyoming, which is where we stayed the first night. While we were in Cheyenne we just walked around …
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Konza Prairie Nature Trail- Isabel Haake
When my parents visited a few weeks ago, we hiked a small part of the Konza Prairie Nature Trail. The weather was very nice, and it was cloudy, so it made the sun look gorgeous while it was shining through the clouds. My dad and I had fun identifying all the wildflowers and looking up …
Konza Prairie Nature Trail
Whitney Moylan A couple weeks back my roommates and I decided to go out and get some exercise and fresh air mid-week to take a small break from school and work, so we decided to hike to Konza prairie trail. It is only about a twenty-minute drive for us from our house, so it was …
Tuttle Creek State Park
One of my favorite local outdoor recreation sites in Manhattan, Kansas is Tuttle Creek State Park as there are so many different things you can do there. Earlier this fall, I tried to rent a kayak there but could not due to blue algae. I had already gotten a day pass for the park and …
Marty Bender Nature Trail – Sarah Schrage
Over Thanksgiving Break, I had the opportunity to hike the Marty Bender Nature Trail. Roughly 3.2 miles long, it runs along the Smoky River. On public land, it was funded by one of the founding members of The Land Conservancy in Salina, KS. I couldn’t count how many times I’ve hiked this trail. From my …
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The Manhattan Sign
By: Alida DeGreeff My outdoor recreation around Manhattan Kansas, I went to the Manhattan sign at the top of the hill facing the town. White stones are arranged to spell out MANHAT TAN on the side of the hill. You drive up the hill and take a right onto Bluemont Drive. The official name for …
Arches, Canyonlands, Great Sand Dunes National Parks – Tate Osborn
Over the first 4 days of Thanksgiving break 6 friends and I took a road trip throughout Colorado and Utah. It was a full day of driving from Manhattan to Moab Utah, so while the sights we saw were spectacular, they required many hours of windshield time. We camped at a public campsite outside of …
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PMC 210: Intro to Outdoor Recreation 