Arikaree Breaks
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The Arikaree Breaks are badlands in northwest Kansas. They form a two or three mile wide break of rough terrain between the plains of northwestern Kansas and eastern Colorado, and the south sides of the Arikaree and Republican river basins. The breaks extend from Rawlins County, Kansas westward across Cheyenne County, Kansas and into Yuma County, Colorado.
The Arikaree Breaks were carved by water. The soil here called Loess was blown to the area around 10,000 years ago. The soil has a tendency to erode so that there are almost straight vertical cliffs. This kind of soil is also found in northeast Kansas, southwest Nebraska, and Iowa. The soil in that part of the state form the Loess Hills.
Although it is a beautiful place it is hardly known. Even in the state of Kansas not many people know about the Breaks. This is because it is in one of the least populated parts of Kansas and one of the least populated areas in the Midwest.
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