VIDEO JOURNAL

Adventure, from the comfort of home.

On YouTube the channel is called Monk's Reflections. Hiking and backpacking, nature and wildlife photography, tips and hacks from the trail. It's all free. Beginning January 2027, the channel carries one name with everything else here — Kansas Thru My Lens.

FROM DAN’S OWN CARDS

Field footage

Unnarrated clips straight from the camera and the drone — a heron holding still, a night turning over the trail, storm light on the chalk bluffs. Filmed in 4K, served here at full HD so it plays anywhere.

Blue Heron

A great blue heron, filmed still and close, for as long as it stayed.

Prairie Dog

A prairie dog going about its morning routine, watched from ground level.

Monument Rocks Stormlapse

Storm clouds building over the chalk pyramids of western Kansas.

Sitting on the Trail

Dan in the camp chair in the timber. Most of the work looks like this.

Monument Rocks Daybreak

First light on the chalk bluffs for a few seconds.

Bison Walks Past My Camp

A lone bull bison walking slowly behind my camp. I sat still to not disturb him. He didn’t take any notice of me.

Tallgrass Prairie from Above

Unedited drone footage from Dan’s on card.