STEVEN KIMMI

steven kimmi

Midwest Explorer

Hi! I’m Steven. I’m on the road, literally, to become a travel influencer. Possibly. Maybe. Follow along as I try to figure out what that means and how to do it. In the meantime, I’m recording the stories of the friends and towns I meet along the way.

#EXPLOREKS

It’s not as bad as you think. Find me under #ExploreKS on all the social channels to watch me prove it. Start here:

#exploreks on tiktok

Castle Rock Badlands, KS

3 Kansas alternatives if you can’t make it to Badlands National Park.

Little Jerusalem, Oakley, KS

Yes, this is Kansas. Let’s go!

“In California, the beauty is obvious. Any idiot can see it. Kansas, I’m proud to say, is every bit as beautiful, it’s just more subtle. You have to be sharp.”

— Pam Grant, from her book Kansas Curiosities

TINY TOWNS, BIG STORIES

Join me on a storytelling journey to preserve and share the rich oral history of small, rural communities. Start here:

Meet Jerry Joe Jones, born in Vermillion, KS. Pop 78.

BEYOND KS

Here’s some recent trips around the Midwest:

Cathedral Spires, Custer State Park, SD

Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, SD

Smith Falls, NE

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