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Forests of Kansas
A trip through the Chautauqua Hills on highway 160 from Elk Falls to Elk River Trail. Experience scenic views including bluffs, lakes, wooded hills, waterfalls, and more! Learn about the geology that makes up this region, as we discover sandstone formations deposited during the Pennsylvanian Period. Take a detour from typical Kansas into this unique part of the state!
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Explore Barber County Kansas
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Filmmaker Nick Abt and cowboy poet Steve Bryan collaborated to entice you to travel into the back country of Barber County, where adventure awaits!
Lehigh Portland Trails
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A myriad of ecosystems including cave, lake, prairie, and forest settings await you at Lehigh Portland Trails! This 360 acre public lands in Iola, KS boasts 14.5 miles of trails! See fossils, bald eagles, rock formations, and more!! www.lehightrails.com
Exploring the Arkansas River With Midwest Guided Adventures
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Follow Toby Davis, owner of Midwest Guided Adventures, and I as we explore the Arkansas River in Wichita and find beavers, bison bones, petrified wood, agates, and more!
Lions In Kansas
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An introduction to the presence of mountain lions in Kansas. Includes a detailed summary of sightings, trail cam footage from across the state, and insight into what the future might hold for cougars in Kansas.
Into the Badlands of Kansas
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In this video we explore the least known badlands in the United States, the Kansas Badlands! Stretching westward for about 75 miles, the Niobrara chalk beds remain a secret Kansas treasure. Discover Castle Rock, Monument Rocks, Little Jerusalem, and more!
Hell's Half Acre: A Secret Hellscape In Kansas
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Hell's Half Acre is a rugged landscape in a remote area of Kansas that features a variety of rock formations all in one location! To support my page: www.patreon.com/abtfilms
Cretaceous Fossils in Kansas
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In the badlands of western Kansas resides a husband and wife team of fossil hunters who created a public gallery to display incredible paleontological finds such as aquatic lizards and fish of the Cretaceous Period!
Wild West Kansas: The Medicine Hills
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A documentary highlighting the wild west history and rugged beauty of historic Barber County, Kansas! Learn about the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty, Twin Peaks, Natural Bridge, and more!
Exploration Kansas
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Exploration Kansas
Nico Hernandez: Road To The Olympics
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A short film about Nico Hernandez in the days leading up to and following the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi День тому

    Beautiful, I hope the dreadful division by the most divisive, evil person ...trump...in our history will go away and we can truly be the united states of America. I never knew the southern, eastern states HATE the rest of us. I do not BELIEVE they do in their hearts. WE ARE ONE.

  • @oakblaze433
    @oakblaze433 День тому

    Nice video, made my already positive opinion of Kansas even better. I'd love to go sometime, but, unfortunately, I sit between being interested enough to go, but not interested enough to spend money to go on a trip there from here in Texas. Hopefully I'll see it someday.

  • @agricola
    @agricola День тому

    Rock chalk jayhawk

  • @oliviamoreno535
    @oliviamoreno535 День тому

    I’m from Moline KS 😌 s/o elk county

  • @ChuckleLoves4arting
    @ChuckleLoves4arting День тому

    It’s funny I’m from Nebraska and we determine when we’re in Kansas by seeing a multitude of trees

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas День тому

      @@ChuckleLoves4arting the invasive trees and range mismanagement is becoming a real issue.

  • @nightshade8958
    @nightshade8958 2 дні тому

    Yeah but the forests aren't impressive and small. Kansas has it's own beauty, but natural forests aren't part of that.

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 2 дні тому

      @nightshade8958 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm from Florida, and I'm impressed with the Chautauqua Hills Region.

  • @SneedforSpeed
    @SneedforSpeed 2 дні тому

    I've lived here my entire life and have yet to see a forest. It's not a complaint, it's the truth.

  • @hunterrandolph2036
    @hunterrandolph2036 2 дні тому

    I live in wichita and have never seen this area, what part of wichita is this at? Id like to go explore

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 2 дні тому

      @hunterrandolph2036 it's north on the Ark River south of Valley Center. I can't remember the exact road, but I could get you that information later this evening.

    • @hunterrandolph2036
      @hunterrandolph2036 2 дні тому

      @@abtfilmskansas awesome thank you! Ive lived in Kansas only a couple of years so i still dont know about what there is to offer but the state has surprised me with how cool the nature is here. Have you seen pilsbury crossing by manhattan? Kind of a popular part of a river by K state that you can drive across the river and theres good swimming plus small waterfall and cliffs to jump into the river from

  • @LordNotlek
    @LordNotlek 3 дні тому

    Shhh Kansas is great, but we don’t want cali or colo folks coming out

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 3 дні тому

      @@LordNotlek they tend to think they're too good for Kansas. It's really their loss.

    • @oakblaze433
      @oakblaze433 День тому

      @@abtfilmskansas You should come to the Central Valley (CA) if you think that. I think you'd be surprised that Californians love Kansas. The aforementioned Central Valley has a lot more in common with KS than you might think.

  • @xxDOTH3DEWxx
    @xxDOTH3DEWxx 3 дні тому

    I work with Rex Buchanan at the KGS. Cool dude. Rural kansas hides many cool geologic features you wont see by staying on I70

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 3 дні тому

      @xxDOTH3DEWxx that's awesome! I worked with him on Exploration Kansas, and he has consulted with me on a new project I'm working on. Excited to get that one going!

  • @Von_Jankow
    @Von_Jankow 3 дні тому

    I hope they repopulate many of the areas they inhabited in former times.

  • @WillB.6759
    @WillB.6759 4 дні тому

    Looks like a great place for some good r.c rock crawling. Im just in McPherson ill have to go spend the weekend in the area. Thanks for sharing.

  • @gb-fs1tz
    @gb-fs1tz 4 дні тому

    funny i watch this now. a year ago almost to the day i was sitting in elk city state park, right where that shot is taken at 7:39 . I have picture in my phone from the exact same spot. very cool!

  • @WillB.6759
    @WillB.6759 5 днів тому

    Looks alot like the formations out at kanopolis lake out by horsethiefs canyon

  • @jefflever2964
    @jefflever2964 5 днів тому

    MIZ

  • @eohrefare7346
    @eohrefare7346 5 днів тому

    Trees and Lone star ticks

  • @teddycooke8145
    @teddycooke8145 6 днів тому

    Pretty cool but isn't only like 3% of all land in Kansas public so how much of this can you really go to anyway?

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 6 днів тому

      @teddycooke8145 that makes a great point. I'd say there are several thousand acres available to explore if you add up Cross Timbers State Park, Elk City Lake, Elk River Trail, Lehigh Portland Trails, Big Hill Lake, Woodrow Lake, and all the surrounding wildlife areas, walk-in hunting, and walk-in fishing areas. I could compile you an official list if that's helpful.

  • @ralph_bernhardt
    @ralph_bernhardt 6 днів тому

    this is awesome!

  • @daviddeshazo5183
    @daviddeshazo5183 6 днів тому

    Kansas is just a little too far for me, I do a lot of hiking in TN, AR, MO, and IL. Hopefully I'll get to do some hiking there soon.

  • @prairiestorm5045
    @prairiestorm5045 6 днів тому

    We saw a cougar many times on my Dads farm in Leavenworth county when going out to feed the horses. We did not have a trail camera, but seen it at least twice a week. We had to take a rifle out to the barn for protection in case it charged at us.

  • @connors3356
    @connors3356 6 днів тому

    born n raised in wichita i miss it with all my heart.

  • @Petrolhead99999
    @Petrolhead99999 7 днів тому

    SEK is home for me. Allen County raised. My hometown has elm, oak, and Osage Orange trees that have been around since the civil war. They live on a floodplain that sits below a 30ft limestone bluff. SEK was an incredible place to grow up. The Ozark ecosystem starts in Kansas and extends up the plateau to the east. Ozark hills are truly ancient, they make the Rockies seem young. The land itself feels old. The topsoil is thick and rich. I now live up in the Kaw River Valley in Riley Co. Both areas are beautiful. The geology and ecology are incredible here, but I still long for home.

  • @TK-en2hq
    @TK-en2hq 7 днів тому

    This isn't too far from I am now, might check it out

  • @munch9778
    @munch9778 7 днів тому

    I live in Kansas (around the Hays area), and I never knew this place existed. Fascinating video, thank you for uploading!

  • @anthonyvandenheuvel8138
    @anthonyvandenheuvel8138 8 днів тому

    I saw one just north of Emporia back in 2018/19 while driving around in the country with my wife. She didn't believe me, but I knew what I saw wasn't "a big dog!"

  • @TheTooby44
    @TheTooby44 8 днів тому

    north east kansas is also quite beautiful with lakes, forests, and the rolling flint hills

  • @griffinfisher5421
    @griffinfisher5421 8 днів тому

    The biologists are wrong IMO, they still say the same thing about Northern Missouri, and yet they are spotted at a high level in the last 3-4 years

  • @BrotherKyler
    @BrotherKyler 8 днів тому

    I live in the area, and am blessed to have a family ranch here of several thousand acres. I’ve spent my life hunting deer, turkey, and quail in these woods. Solid post oak timber for miles. Beautiful area. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

  • @genghisdingus
    @genghisdingus 8 днів тому

    Smoky Valley Ranch sounds like Hidden Valley's new ranch dressing flavor

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 7 днів тому

      @genghisdingus hahaha the new smoky paprika ranch flavor.

  • @maryellenrose1764
    @maryellenrose1764 8 днів тому

    I have friends and family in front range in Colorado. They have cameras and post the videos on Facebook.

  • @maryellenrose1764
    @maryellenrose1764 8 днів тому

    I’m not a rancher but I can’t help but root for the bears and cougars.

  • @maryellenrose1764
    @maryellenrose1764 8 днів тому

    Scat identified in Douglas County

  • @AtomicRaven-zx2oj
    @AtomicRaven-zx2oj 9 днів тому

    Kansas blows, I can't wait to move back west again

  • @lindafreeman1687
    @lindafreeman1687 9 днів тому

    I saw two cougars following the river east of Arlington in Reno County when I was a teenager in the late 1950's. No one would believe me and tried to tell me they were probably dogs. I was old enough to know the difference between a cougar and a dog.

  • @DoNotEatPoo
    @DoNotEatPoo 9 днів тому

    Great. Now tell us about Kansas's 8,600' tall mountain range.

  • @ezra_kohl
    @ezra_kohl 9 днів тому

    :/

  • @TylerOtt-ue9ok
    @TylerOtt-ue9ok 9 днів тому

    Need a channel like this for Nebraska!

  • @Buggyismellow
    @Buggyismellow 10 днів тому

    It feels kind of bad that pretty much every beautiful place I’m Kansas is privately owned land. It’s so hard to go out and explore without trespassing and I would never want to do that!!!

  • @Buggyismellow
    @Buggyismellow 10 днів тому

    I KNEW it was considered bad lands!! I had to go out there to fix some oilfield tanks. We only had physical maps at the time and I loved being out there. I love Kansas. You’re opening my world view of Kansas and I am so happy to realize there is so much more then before. All with fantastic drone footage!

  • @Buggyismellow
    @Buggyismellow 10 днів тому

    I KNEW it was considered bad lands!! I had to go out there to fix some oilfield tanks. We only had physical maps at the time and I loved being out there. I love Kansas. You’re opening my world view of Kansas and I am so happy to realize there is so much more then before. All with fantastic drone footage!

  • @thermodynamical5635
    @thermodynamical5635 10 днів тому

    I strongly dislike the state and the SEK area after spending a number of my years there. I am far away now, but you have presented the area in a beautiful and informative way. I am quite familiar with the blue blazes and recognize those spots. High quality video and voiceover. Great work!

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 10 днів тому

      @thermodynamical5635 thank you, I really appreciate that! I moved out to Kansas from Florida and somehow fell in love. I really like the quirky charms, diversity in geology, and the wild west history. I wonder if I was born here if I would feel different. Maybe it takes an outsider to fully appreciate the reality of how cool it is here.

    • @thermodynamical5635
      @thermodynamical5635 7 днів тому

      ​@@abtfilmskansas Totally fair. Also, if you originated in Florida, I can see why the humidity is not even close to phasing you. And yes, there is a rich history full of cowtown and cowboy lore over there. If you ever want to switch things up and try your hand with documentaries further West, Colorado or Wyoming really knock Kansas's socks off with all of the above and more. Your skillset would do great. If you ever go back to the overlook above the elk river (post Oak Self-Guiding Nature Trail), do the short trail underneath the overlook. It may or may not be overgrown. Have a look upward on some of the more cliffy spots and you'll see bolts. If you ever feel brave, there exists one of Kansas's very very few climbing crags you can try your hands at climbing or rappelling locally. One more weird unique thing out there only in SEK. We got absolutely sick of the ticks though.

  • @GeneralFactCheck
    @GeneralFactCheck 11 днів тому

    The Gary Haller trail in Johnson County runs along the side of a cliff that has something like a 100 foot drop when you look over the side.

  • @ChickenTherapyHomesteader
    @ChickenTherapyHomesteader 12 днів тому

    Topeka has several unconfirmed sightings ever couple years, and 20ish years ago, my neighbor caught a mountain lion on video in our backyard!

  • @christopherbartel
    @christopherbartel 13 днів тому

    These are fantastic videos.

    • @abtfilmskansas
      @abtfilmskansas 13 днів тому

      @@christopherbartel thank you so much! More is on the way!

  • @elmerkilred159
    @elmerkilred159 14 днів тому

    Feral pigs might also be attracting predators like cougars/mtn lions.

  • @justincary4803
    @justincary4803 14 днів тому

    Kansas has like no forest. And the small amount that does exist is mostly private property. I lived there for a short time and I'm a big outdoors camping person and it was not that great there. If you like forest go to Oregon, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, any of the most northern states pretty much.

  • @Ofinfinitejest
    @Ofinfinitejest 15 днів тому

    A fine video. Many parts of Southeast Kansas like this are comparable to the Ozarks but without all the excess tourists. I like to hike there and I guess I hope it kind of stays rather unknown.

  • @davefalls6703
    @davefalls6703 15 днів тому

    Great video. I used to live in Emporia and the flint hills area is another video that should be made. A great place to start would be the bazaar cattle pins on the turnpike then to the tetterville area. Also the road from Matfield green to strong city is spectacular.

    • @bookwyrm2011
      @bookwyrm2011 11 днів тому

      As a former resident of Matfield Green, I 100% agree. Especially in the fall!

    • @megan5867
      @megan5867 12 годин тому

      I used them live in Olathe, now Wichita, and have in-laws in Emporia. The Flint Hills (especially in spring and summer) is probably my favorite part of Kansas. It's absolutely beautiful.

  • @christopherzadnik7028
    @christopherzadnik7028 15 днів тому

    Broccoli? 1:19

  • @humaux8457
    @humaux8457 16 днів тому

    I used to live in Coffey county and the people 2 houses down the road used to keep one in a pen in their backyard. I also saw one lying next to the highway in the median, when i went back to see if it was dead it was gone. That was in the early 2000s