Rush County, Kansas
Telephone lines are seen against cloud formations in the sky in Rush County, KS, on July 11, 2009.
A farmer herds his cattle on his pasture in LaCrosse, KS.
A rodeo cowboy waits for the next contestant to come out of the gate at the McCracken Rodeo, on July 11, 2009.
Teenagers watch the the McCracken Rodeo from the corral fence, on July 11, 2009.
A rodeo cowboy stops to talk to some fans at the McCracken Rodeo.
The stadium lights are seen from behind the spectator stands at the McCracken Rodeo.
Spectators watch the action at the McCracken Rodeo in Rush County, KS.
Teenagers are seen socializing behind the corral at the McCracken Rodeo in Rush County, KS.
An abandoned farmhouse stands on a desolate field in Lacrosse, Kansas, on Dec. 26, 2008.
An old GMC pickup truck is parked on the Erbes Farm in LaCrosse, KS, on May 23, 2008.
The fading glow of the Western sky is reflected off the window of a vintage pickup truck on the Erbes Farm in LaCrosse, KS, on Dec. 25, 2008.
A farmer is seen standing by his truck at sunset in Rush County, KS.
A solitary windmill is seen against a clear sky at dusk in Rush County, KS.