Sandhills mark the summits, but the slopes are checkered with birches and poplars, and creeks of clear water flow through the hollows in the shadow of thick bluffs.

There are many ponds, and here and there a shallow lake shines amidst the sweep of grass.

The clear air and the distance the view commands give the landscape a distinctive charm.

One has a sense of space and freedom; all the eye rests upon is clean-cut.
It was a bright morning when Charnock drove up to the door of Keller's hotel.

The street was one-sided, and for the most part of its length, small, ship-lap-board houses boldly fronted the prairie.