It's Fall!

Does anyone enjoy Fall as much as I do?  Fall is such a beautiful time here in Kansas.  With all of the awesome color in the trees in such it is hard not to just love this time of the year.  The temps are not to hot and most of the time the temps are not that cold either.  Pants & a sweater, you’re ready to enjoy Fall.

Here in Kansas we are so blessed by God!  In the wide open Plains of Western Kansas Fall produces some of the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets one will ever see!  The super-huge, burnt orange fireball that we call the sun is spectacular this time of year whether it is early morning at sunrise of early evening at sunset.  It’s a sight you’ll treasure in your heart all of your life.

If by chance you happen to be in South Central Kansas and can afford the gas, head east out of Wichita on US 400.  About 45 miles east of Wichita you come to the little town of Beaumont.  About one mile east of Beaumont you come upon what’s known as Beaumont Hill.  Beaumont Hill is Kansas’ version of the Grand Canyon.  Although no where near as big as the Grand Canyon, the view you get here is spectacular to say the least.

As you travel east through Beaumont Hill on US 400, the next 40 miles or so are breathtaking!  From Beaumont to Fredonia US 400 is lined on both sides with hill after hill of Oak, Poplar, Walnut, & Cherry trees.  The variation in this fall foliage is something I anxiously await every year!  I should add that many sections of US 160 & US 166 in South Central & Southeast Kansas are just as spectacular with their own variation of Fall foliage!

If by chance you ever travel US 60/I-70 from Colorado to Missouri you’ll find a gradual transformation from the flat, wide open prairies in Western Kansas slowly giving way to gentle rolling hills by the time you get to I-135.  From I-135 East the hills slowly become slightly more prevalent and the foliage thickens.  By the time you get to Manhattan you have the opportunity to choose any number of scenic routes to continue your travels on eastward.  If you time it right, you’ll pop up over the hills and you’ll see the lights of Kansas City sprawling out before you and the last vestige of sunlight fading over your shoulders.

Yes, we truly are blessed to live in such a beautiful state!  It’s Fall in Kansas.  Pick a direction, any direction.  You won’t have to travel far and you’ll find some of the most breathtaking beauty you will ever find in this world!  It’s a beautiful world out there right now, don’t miss it!!!

Be Blessed!!!

BIG SCOTT