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Trail of Death RambleSometimes you stumble across the coolest places when you're rambling ... I've been seeing signs marking the "Trail of Death", but I didn't know what it was all ...
Franklin County Rough Roads TourSoutheastern Franklin County, Kansas boasts a good number of minimum-maintenance roads. I've ridden them all before, but never all on the same ride. It's been a...
Tour of Rural FencesA "Tour of Rural Fences" seemed like a fun theme for a bike ride -- fences are easy to overlook, but it turns out that a lot of people take great pride in their...
ShakedownIn preparation for my upcoming mini-tour (Flint Hills Bike Tour On Tap) I wanted to get in a good test ride, fully loaded, just to make sure there weren't any m...
Wiener Dog Rescue ServiceOn Labor Day, I hooked up with Bill Poindexter (carfree American) for a ride on the Flint Hills Nature Trail. We started the ride off in Osawatomie, at John Bro...
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Archive for February, 2009
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Exploring The Sunflower Area
Posted on February 13, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant is a huge facility located in northwestern Johnson County, KS near the town of De Soto. The plant manufactured smokeless powder and propellants, starting in 1942, providing support for World War 2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It was the largest such facility... -
Double Knobbies
Posted on February 11, 2009 | No CommentsI loaded up my new wheelset — Mavic XC717 rims, Shimano Deore XT hubs (thanks, 9Toes!) — with a pair of Nashbar Multi-Purpose MTB Tires I’d picked up cheap last year, and headed off on a gravel ramble. This was the first time I’d ridden dual mountain bike tires on... -
Helmet Cracked, Head Intact
Posted on February 7, 2009 | No CommentsI wrecked my mountain bike two months ago, began riding again about 3 weeks after the accident, and have been riding it regularly ever since. In all that time, I never once took a good look at the helmet I’d been wearing the day of the wreck. It appeared intact,...