Archive for November, 2008

  • Awoke to snow in the ground for the first time this season, and decided to go out and play in it a bit. I stayed close to home, heading up the road a couple miles to Lone Elm Park, where I hit the gravel and grass trails for a few...

    First Snow

    Awoke to snow in the ground for the first time this season, and decided to go out and play in it a bit. I stayed close to home, heading up the road a couple miles to Lone Elm Park, where I hit the gravel and grass trails for a few...

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  • Earlier in the year, many of my rides seemed to be of the “long and slow” variety, as I built up the base miles. Later, there were a good number of “short and fast”, and even a few, rare, “long and fast” rides. But now, as the year winds down...

    Short and Slow

    Earlier in the year, many of my rides seemed to be of the “long and slow” variety, as I built up the base miles. Later, there were a good number of “short and fast”, and even a few, rare, “long and fast” rides. But now, as the year winds down...

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  • On Thursday I did some further southward explorations, this time starting at the Rutlader Outpost near Louisburg, KS. My route took me east to Cold Creek Road, then south to Drexel, then south some more on State Line Road. I originally mapped out my route to totally encircle LaCygne Lake,...

    Rutlader / LaCygne Lake Loop

    On Thursday I did some further southward explorations, this time starting at the Rutlader Outpost near Louisburg, KS. My route took me east to Cold Creek Road, then south to Drexel, then south some more on State Line Road. I originally mapped out my route to totally encircle LaCygne Lake,...

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  • Wednesday I did a gravel ride from the Louisburg Cider Mill south through New Lancaster, nearly to La Cygne, and back through Somerset, for a total of a bit over 37 miles. I would have gone further, but I got a late start, and needed to get back to the...

    South From The Cider Mill

    Wednesday I did a gravel ride from the Louisburg Cider Mill south through New Lancaster, nearly to La Cygne, and back through Somerset, for a total of a bit over 37 miles. I would have gone further, but I got a late start, and needed to get back to the...

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