No, I am not planning a hiking trip to Kansas. Not that I have anything against Kansas. As the son of a farmer, I'd love to visit that fine state one day and bask in the wheat fields and meet lots of friendly people.
But as I was thinking about potential blog topics today, I thought: "What state would you least associated with hiking?"
Well, consider this about Kansas:
_ It doesn't have mountains. Its highest point is optimistically called Mount Sunflower, which is in the middle of a field somewhere and is only slightly higher than the rest of the field.
_ It doesn't have a coastline.
_ It doesn't have a National Park. (It does have the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, but that hardly rolls off the tongue like Yosemite or Yellowstone.)
So, just for the fun of it, I Googled "hiking in Kansas" to see what I could find. The Every Trail website offered some options and made one thing perfectly clear right away: Hiking in Kansas involves walking around scenic lakes.
And that's not a bad thing at all. You can, for example, stroll a 12-mile circuit of Wyandotte County Lake, taking lots of nice photos while not having to worry about getting winded on a steep slope or wearing out your knees coming down the other side.
So here's a mighty hello to all the hikers in Topeka and elsewhere. Maybe we'll come visit you soon, and you can show up your lakes.
Of course, if you're interested in Vermont, Virginia, Nevada or Switzerland, you can come with us. Check out our itineraries for 2014.
See you on the trails.
Joseph
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