Feb 12th 2023 - The Plain Transformation

I love the great plains. I love everything about them. The flatness, endless views, the driving monotony.

The only thing I don’t really like are the ubiquitous fences that keep stock, or crops off the road and me on the road.

I would love to walk out to the middle of one of these ranches and see nothing in any direction but grass.

Ninety seven percent of the time, the plains are either tan, brown, brownish tan, or tannish brown. The sky - a weak pale blue, or white with streaks of cloud cover.

But three percent of the time, they are transformed into an intense display of color and beauty. It’s fleeting. Your timing must be good to see it happen. When it does, the beauty of the plains is stunning.

Boom!