I’ve heard it
said about writing…when fact confronts legend…print the legend. The history of the tallgrass prairie is
filled with legendary stories...stories such as; Origin of the Prairie Rose - a Lakota legend, The White Buffalo, How the Buffalo Hunt Began…all of which are now simply long
lost legends whose basis of reality disappeared with the loss of the the Native American culture and the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. But there is one legend that still remains as
vibrant and real today as it has since men first set foot upon this
landscape…The Legendary Prairie Sky.
There are two things that are bigger than life on the prairie…the landscape and
the big skies. One is not present without the other as they serve to complement
each other. Where the landscape provides
that sense of place, the sky provides that sense bigness and where the two intersect there is a blending of ancient with the present. The skies are so
varied here that each day becomes a new revelation and no two are ever exactly
the same. Much of that uniqueness depends on your location whether watching the
sun rise over a rocky arroyo or sitting on a grassy knoll watching the sun end the day behind a distant hill, a brand new
encounter can be guaranteed each time.
I have tried to find the words to
describe the legend of the prairie sky…for some reason I just cannot adequately
do so. Sometimes it’s best to allow those moments to speak for themselves…so
enjoy these few moments of legendary prairie skies and allow them to speak their
own words to you…or even better…maybe they will inspire you to discover your
own legendary prairie sky moments.
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