Today on the schedule for trails was the Orange Loop of the Crooked Knee Horse Trail, and it couldn’t have been a better day for it. Temperatures didn’t get over the mid-80’s, and there was a slight breeze. The trailhead is at the Eisenhower State Park on the north side of Melvern Lake, and it’s maintained well, has good signs, and since much of it is exposed, it has some great views out over the prairie, and some pretty beautiful wildflowers. Here are some of the photos I got along the trail:

Eisenhower State Park dedication plaque outside the visitor’s center

Rider on the trail

“Buzz” the rattlesnake seen in the visitor’s center and not, thankfully, on the trail

So many pretty wildflowers

Cactus in Kansas? It happens!

Flowers

Flowers

Yep, more flowers!

View of the lake from the Melvern Dam

Hello pretty sky

Out over the prairie

Delicate flowers