It's hard to fathom how big many of the Tallgrass Prairie
plants are. Here is an average size woman walking in front
of a Downy Sunflower plant. It looms an easy 9 feet--
(3 meters) above the ground.

Imagine the explorers riding on horseback, or the pioneers
in covered wagons trying to navigate through an ocean of
tough, prickly plants and grasses well above eye level for
most people.