Cimarron National Grassland
by Ben Prepelka
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Cimarron National Grassland
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Ben Prepelka
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Once a land inhabited by Native Americans and frequented by merchants headed westward to Santa Fe, the Cimarron National Grassland is now a multi-use land of over 100,000 acres. Lured by promises of the 1862 Homestead Act, this short grass prairie soon saw thousands of eastern settlers making a home among the Great Plains. By the 1930s, poor farming techniques and prolonged periods of drought turned this prairie land into enormous brown dust cloud. Now managed by the USDA Forest Service, the Grassland has returned to its natural state, providing habitat for area wildlife. This scene was taken from the Point of Rocks, one of the highest points of land in the state of Kansas
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April 21st, 2018
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Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful landscape photo of Cimarron National Grassland with great colors, light, and perspective, Ben! F/L
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