I love Kansas; I really do…but you know what I absolutely cannot stand? Those dreaded ice storms we experience every year. Just when I decide to pack up and move to the warm Caribbean, Kansas once again drops my jaw with beautiful scenes like these:

  1. How gorgeous is this frosted tree…

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  1. …and road just outside of Hays?

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  1. Frozen waters and cliffs around Kanopolis Lake.

Flickr/Vincent Parsons

  1. Not even the frigid temperatures can keep Lenexa from looking lovely!

Flickr/Jonathan Moreau

  1. A chilly evening near Clinton Lake.

Flickr/Patrick Emerson

  1. Frozen fountains in Kansas City.

Flickr/Maureen Didde

  1. Gardner snow globe.

Flickr/Jennifer

  1. Soaring high over chilly Lawrence!

Flickr/David DeHetre

  1. Cold, cold, cold Clinton Lake.

Flickr/Patrick Emerson

  1. A light dusting over the Little Apple.

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  1. Proof that the Flint Hills are always stunning!

Flickr/Paul Middleton

  1. Winter at Kaw Point.

Flickr/Vincent Parsons

  1. Awaiting the spring thaw at Hillsdale Lake.

Flickr/Roy Harryman

What do you think? Do these gorgeous images make you feel differently about the Kansas freeze? Tell me in the comments!

Flickr/eric wittman

Flickr/Vincent Parsons

Flickr/Jonathan Moreau

Flickr/Patrick Emerson

Flickr/Maureen Didde

Flickr/Jennifer

Flickr/David DeHetre

Flickr/N1NJ4

Flickr/Paul Middleton

Flickr/Roy Harryman

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