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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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Ride Reports Archive
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Groundhog Day 200K
Posted on February 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsA ride report from a 133-mile randonneuring event in eastern Kansas. Amazing weather for early February, and a glorious day on the bike! -
Dahon City Tour Test
Posted on November 6, 2011 | No CommentsExploring Kansas City by folding bike, cruising through tree-lined neighborhoods, city parks, busy streets, and multi-use pathways. I got to play tourist in my own city! -
Camping Close To Home
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsNot every bike camping trip needs to involve a long journey and detailed planning. Sometimes it's just as fun and adventurous to camp nearby. -
Pleasant, Peculiar, and an Almost-Century
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsWith rain in the forecast for the next week, I got away for a long ride to Pleasant Hill, Missouri and back, via Peculiar, Missouri, for about 90 miles. -
Doin’ Time in Leavenworth: Bike Camping
Posted on May 13, 2011 | 1 CommentA report from an overnight bike camping tour to Leavenworth, Kansas. -
An Urban Poetry Ramble
Posted on May 5, 2011 | No CommentsGrit, graffiti, and poetry on a mini-adventure, rolling through urban Kansas City. -
30 Days of Biking, April 2011
Posted on April 30, 2011 | 3 CommentsA day-by-day photo-journal of the 30 Days of Biking challenge for April 2011. -
Two Creeks Crossed
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsI'm not usually too keen on riding through water, especially if there's any chance I could fall. But recently I crossed two creeks for the first time with five days of each other. Minor accomplishment! -
Traditional Late-March Snow
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 1 CommentI was done with winter. Just wanted it to be over. Then the snow started falling, and I couldn't resist heading out for one last snow ride! -
Arkansas Abbreviated
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsA trip report, photos, and video from an all-too-short trip to northwest Arkansas.