11 Stunning Photos Of America S Great Plains Region

America’s Great Plains region, also known as the American Desert, is certainly the unsung hero of the U.S. landscape. Without mountains, rivers, or seemingly much of anything, this portion of the country often gets overlooked. And yet, there’s an undeniable beauty in this region of the U.S. Take a look at the following 11 stunning photos that showcase America’s Great Planes like never before:

The Juniper Dunes Wilderness of Washington

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A breathtaking sunset near Lawrence, Kansas

David DeHetre/flickr

The beautiful grasslands of Nebraska

Richard Hurd/flickr

Gorgeous sunflower fields of eastern Colorado

Casey Reynolds/flickr

Wind turbines in Illinois

Tom Shockey/flickr

Ominous skies loom over Oklahoma

Kent Kanouse/flickr

The Platte River of Wyoming

George Thomas/flickr

Endless fields of gold in Kansas

James Watkins/flickr

The big skies over Texas

Clay Junell/flickr

Windy grasslands in Nebraska

Erin Kinney/flickr

Buffalo roam the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota

Jerry and Pat Donaho/flickr

What are your thoughts on these beautiful photographs? Be sure to share with us! For related content, you’ll enjoy seeing These 17 Photographs Of The Appalachian Mountains That Will Take Your Breath Away.