Tonight I will share a few pictures that I ran across last week while looking for something else.
They also brought back a lot of memories as we passed through these hills many times while growing up.
We simply called these the Red Hills, but it also known as the Keiger Creek area. The red bluffs were very distinctive and we always knew that we were close to home when we had this view.
These hills are about eight miles west of Ashland, Kansas where I graduated from High School.
The hills or bluffs are really pretty in the snow. I really like the layering of the snow and rock.
These pictures also bring back memories of rappelling off the Keiger Creek bridge with my Boy Scout troop. I don’t remember how high the bridge deck is above the creek bed, but it was definitely several stories high and a bit scary.
Here is another picture of the Keiger Creek bluffs that I used in my Red Dirt Country post.
I just checked the forecast for the area and it looks like they will get snow at the end of the week. I am sure the hills will be as pretty as the pictures above.
Steven
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I just ran across your site while showing my grand-niece pics of the Englewood Fire. She is 14 and starving for history. I spent 30 plus years in Englewood,the Ediger’s were 2 blocks west of me. Monty was a dear dear man beyond compare, Joyce and Jerry I loved them so. I don’t know what saved me, wheatgrass on 3 sides maybe or GOD. All my neighbors burned to the ground. Your stories are human. Thank you. I moved away in 2019. Will not go back, but not from fire. I will look again to see if you posted more Englewood things.❤️❤️🩹