I am at heart, an explorer, especially around Kansas. I'm a member of the Kansas Explorer's Club, which was created to encourage the exploration and appreciation of Kansas, and to act as a support group for rural Kansas towns. I especially enjoy traveling the rural roads of Kansas and composing photos of rural scenes, landscapes, architecture, bridges, and cemeteries. I "Dare to do Dirt" every chance I can. I also enjoy stopping in small towns to visit with local people and hear what they do to keep their towns alive. It is my sincere desire that, by viewing my photos, especially those of Kansas, that others will be stimulated to explore all Kansas has to offer, and spend money in small towns. Open the Kansas Exploring Gallery below to see general Kansas photos by area and county. Open the Dare to do Dirt Gallery below to see mainly rural Kansas photos by area and county. Some small town photos may be included here too. These photos are also intended to dispel some of the myths about Kansas. Kansas truly has much to offer the traveler. Many of these photos are meant to be documentary in nature and show a "Snapshot in Time" which I saw that particular day. Visit my travel blog at: http://larryhornbaker.blogspot.com/ http://ke2013.smugmug.com/St-Louis-Area/Butterfly-House/LarryBfly/710856614_dm6J6-300x300-1.jpg http://ke2013.smugmug.com/ 2009-11-15T11:39:28Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Train passing Neosho Rapids</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/Southeast-Kansas/Lyon-County/10330313_X4Yez#714359127_tAWSY" title="Train passing Neosho Rapids"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/Southeast-Kansas/Lyon-County/NeoshoRapidsTrain/714359127_tAWSY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Train passing Neosho Rapids" title="Train passing Neosho Rapids" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-15T11:39:28Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/Southeast-Kansas/Lyon-County/NeoshoRapidsTrain/714359127_tAWSY-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Captain Creek in western Johnson County</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-East-Kansas/Johnson-County-Dirt/10299665_M9f2N#711718994_Ft8rP" title="Captain Creek in western Johnson County"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-East-Kansas/Johnson-County-Dirt/CaptainCreek/711718994_Ft8rP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Captain Creek in western Johnson County" title="Captain Creek in western Johnson County" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T11:49:30Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-East-Kansas/Johnson-County-Dirt/CaptainCreek/711718994_Ft8rP-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a> </p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#707658518_kgf42" title="Larry Hornbaker's video"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/UPMedora/707658518_kgf42-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Larry Hornbaker's video" title="Larry Hornbaker's video" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-08T13:03:55Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/UPMedora/707658518_kgf42-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Grouse Creek low water bridge</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/South-Central-Kansas/Cowley-County/238464_4PxH6#706672453_oRx9n" title="Grouse Creek low water bridge"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/South-Central-Kansas/Cowley-County/GrouseCreek/706672453_oRx9n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Grouse Creek low water bridge" title="Grouse Creek low water bridge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-07T22:01:55Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Kansas-Exploring/South-Central-Kansas/Cowley-County/GrouseCreek/706672453_oRx9n-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Cherry Creek low water bridge</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Cherokee-County-Dirt/9361386_WBtdZ#694039762_fiW6C" title="Cherry Creek low water bridge"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Cherokee-County-Dirt/Cherry-Creek/694039762_fiW6C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cherry Creek low water bridge" title="Cherry Creek low water bridge" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-31T17:35:45Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Cherokee-County-Dirt/Cherry-Creek/694039762_fiW6C-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Historic St Louis Carousel</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/St-Louis-Area/Faust-Park-Historical-Village/9821127_3gXmR#680397545_iw52r" title="Historic St Louis Carousel"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/St-Louis-Area/Faust-Park-Historical-Village/StLouisCarousel/680397545_iw52r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Historic St Louis Carousel" title="Historic St Louis Carousel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-13T23:17:28Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/St-Louis-Area/Faust-Park-Historical-Village/StLouisCarousel/680397545_iw52r-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />UP train passing under 43rd Ave bridge near Hutchinson, KS</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#659509511_N4z5T" title="UP train passing under 43rd Ave bridge near Hutchinson, KS"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/43rdAve/659509511_N4z5T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="UP train passing under 43rd Ave bridge near Hutchinson, KS" title="UP train passing under 43rd Ave bridge near Hutchinson, KS" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-24T05:22:05Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/43rdAve/659509511_N4z5T-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Thunderstorm over Sharon Springs</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/8876754_YN5bz#590812229_oExdq" title="Thunderstorm over Sharon Springs"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/Thunderstorm/590812229_oExdq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thunderstorm over Sharon Springs" title="Thunderstorm over Sharon Springs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-25T10:32:13Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/Thunderstorm/590812229_oExdq-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Video from top of Mt Sunflower, Elevation 4039 ft. Highest Point in Kansas</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/8876754_YN5bz#590799444_x7Ajo" title="Video from top of Mt Sunflower, Elevation 4039 ft. Highest Point in Kansas"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/MtSunflower/590799444_x7Ajo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Video from top of Mt Sunflower, Elevation 4039 ft. Highest Point in Kansas" title="Video from top of Mt Sunflower, Elevation 4039 ft. Highest Point in Kansas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T20:49:18Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/North-West-Kansas/Wallace-County-Dirt/MtSunflower/590799444_x7Ajo-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />UP train crossing Samson bridge over Cimmaron River. Reflection of bridge in my truck roof where camcorder was sitting.</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southwest-Kansas/Seward-County-Dirt/8309298_5bz64#546474804_YnPTy" title="UP train crossing Samson bridge over Cimmaron River. Reflection of bridge in my truck roof where camcorder was sitting."><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southwest-Kansas/Seward-County-Dirt/SamsonBridge/546474804_YnPTy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="UP train crossing Samson bridge over Cimmaron River. Reflection of bridge in my truck roof where camcorder was sitting." title="UP train crossing Samson bridge over Cimmaron River. Reflection of bridge in my truck roof where camcorder was sitting." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-25T22:19:26Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southwest-Kansas/Seward-County-Dirt/SamsonBridge/546474804_YnPTy-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />BNSF train crossing Harsha Canal - Hutchinson, KS</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#470347159_S6cDU" title="BNSF train crossing Harsha Canal - Hutchinson, KS"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/HarshaCanal/470347159_S6cDU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="BNSF train crossing Harsha Canal - Hutchinson, KS" title="BNSF train crossing Harsha Canal - Hutchinson, KS" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-08T13:54:16Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/HarshaCanal/470347159_S6cDU-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />BNSF train passing along North Broadway in Wichita</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#461760086_ZrJy8" title="BNSF train passing along North Broadway in Wichita"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/NorthBroadway/461760086_ZrJy8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="BNSF train passing along North Broadway in Wichita" title="BNSF train passing along North Broadway in Wichita" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-25T10:07:52Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/NorthBroadway/461760086_ZrJy8-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />BNSF train passing north of Matfield Green in Chase County, Kansas</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#461333065_VtM9o" title="BNSF train passing north of Matfield Green in Chase County, Kansas"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/MatfieldGreen/461333065_VtM9o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="BNSF train passing north of Matfield Green in Chase County, Kansas" title="BNSF train passing north of Matfield Green in Chase County, Kansas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-08T11:40:26Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/MatfieldGreen/461333065_VtM9o-640.mp4 38.18382312560000 -96.57094001770000 0 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />BNSF train crossing 87th St South in southeast Sedgwick County, Kansas</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#453420013_fZpMx" title="BNSF train crossing 87th St South in southeast Sedgwick County, Kansas"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/BNSF4/453420013_fZpMx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="BNSF train crossing 87th St South in southeast Sedgwick County, Kansas" title="BNSF train crossing 87th St South in southeast Sedgwick County, Kansas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T13:10:46Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/BNSF4/453420013_fZpMx-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />BNSF train northeast of Augusta, Kansas</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/7075233_MzChr#453419530_dJ9Y4" title="BNSF train northeast of Augusta, Kansas"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/BNSF1/453419530_dJ9Y4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="BNSF train northeast of Augusta, Kansas" title="BNSF train northeast of Augusta, Kansas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T13:09:53Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Trains/Videos/Videos/BNSF1/453419530_dJ9Y4-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Hafer Run Creek near Tyro - Montgomery County, Kansas</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/6955802_aoRZJ#447883414_fr5Lp" title="Hafer Run Creek near Tyro - Montgomery County, Kansas"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/HaferRunCreek/447883414_fr5Lp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hafer Run Creek near Tyro - Montgomery County, Kansas" title="Hafer Run Creek near Tyro - Montgomery County, Kansas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T12:24:19Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/HaferRunCreek/447883414_fr5Lp-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Pleasant Dale Cemetery - Northeast Montgomery County</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/6955802_aoRZJ#447872633_gJgkm" title="Pleasant Dale Cemetery - Northeast Montgomery County"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/PleasantDaleCemetery/447872633_gJgkm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pleasant Dale Cemetery - Northeast Montgomery County" title="Pleasant Dale Cemetery - Northeast Montgomery County" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T12:24:19Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/PleasantDaleCemetery/447872633_gJgkm-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Irish Creek Low Water Crossing west of Cherryvale</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/6955802_aoRZJ#447855370_xsDjN" title="Irish Creek Low Water Crossing west of Cherryvale"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/IrishCreek/447855370_xsDjN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Irish Creek Low Water Crossing west of Cherryvale" title="Irish Creek Low Water Crossing west of Cherryvale" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T12:24:19Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/Southeast-Kansas/Montgomery-County-Dirt/IrishCreek/447855370_xsDjN-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Water birds on Cheney Reservoir</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/2677715_4ReUR#275714751_KffGv" title="Water birds on Cheney Reservoir"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/Birds-On-Cheney-Reservoir/275714751_KffGv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Water birds on Cheney Reservoir" title="Water birds on Cheney Reservoir" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T20:28:48Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/Birds-On-Cheney-Reservoir/275714751_KffGv-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com">Larry Hornbaker</a><br />Silver Creek southeast of Arlington, KS</p><p><a href="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/2677715_4ReUR#275661210_Kpn8d" title="Silver Creek southeast of Arlington, KS"><img src="http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/SilverCreek/275661210_Kpn8d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Silver Creek southeast of Arlington, KS" title="Silver Creek southeast of Arlington, KS" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-07T21:00:19Z Larry Hornbaker http://ke2013.smugmug.com http://ke2013.smugmug.com/Dare-To-Do-Dirt/South-Central-Kansas/Reno-County-Dirt/SilverCreek/275661210_Kpn8d-640.mp4