A lot of people who travel through Kansas say that Kansas is "flat as a pancake" and nothing more than a "fly-by zone". Well, those of us that live here know better.  In actuality, Kansas slopes more than 4000 feet along the Colorado border to 700 feet on the Missouri line. If a traveler will only venture off of I-70, the state has much to offer in scenic beauty, rich history, and terrific people.  Here are just a few pictures of the amazingly "unflat" Kansas.

Scenic Views From Kansas

Monument Rocks, Kathy Weiser, April, 2009.

Chalk Badlands in Logan County, Kansas.  Photo courtesy  Kansas Geological Survey

Rock formations such as those above were formed by wind and water over millions of years.  Embedded in the chalk formations are marine fossils, the remains of tiny creatures that lived in the Permian Sea, which covered the midwest 250 million years ago.