It was the fall of 2012 when I saw El Dorado Lake in Kansas for the first time. I sat on a bus to Chicago, and after we passed Wichita, the interstate cut through the north side of the lake, and I saw dead trees coming out of the water. "It would be cool to photograph," I thought.
Yet, I didn't even know what I saw during the first glimpse of the lake. That changed about a year later when I drove on the same interstate, recognized the familiar scenery, and noticed a road sign advertising the state park. I kept going as I had other plans, but it put it on a map. "Next time," I thought. It took a while, but I headed to Wichita to attend a media convention last weekend, so I used the opportunity to finally make the turn.
El Dorado Lake is a human-made lake covering about 8,000 acres (32 km2), and seeing it up close was very neat. I also prepared other things to see on my little trip: a refinery nearby produces around 135,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Might as well have a look...
I stayed until the evening, hoping to get a nice sunset back at the lake. And oh, it worked!
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Lisa Ann
September 13, 2015 at 10:36
Awesome pictures! You obviously have The Eye for great pictures and I thank you for I don’t know the next time I’ll be in Kansas again and J Greg has brought visual stimulation for these eyes! Thank you again!!🌻✌🏽️
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