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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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Fall 2010 Photos
Posted on December 31, 2010 | 3 CommentsLots of riding this fall, but very few "big" rides to write about. Quite a few "utility" miles, not quite as many "recreational" miles. Still, I took the time to capture a few moments. -
Farm Bike Resurrection
Posted on September 25, 2010 | 3 CommentsFor fun, I decided to refurb an old bike from my parent's farm, a single-speed coaster-brake Western Flyer that I'd worked on and ridden when I was a teenager. The project turned out to take a little more time and effort than I'd hoped, but I like the result! -
Flint Hills Bike Tour: Adventure Monkey Tour
Posted on September 19, 2010 | 3 CommentsThis is a photo dump from the Adventure Monkey Flint Hills Photo-Cycling Tour, which took place September 10-12 in the Flint Hills of east-central Kansas. -
Flint Hills Bike “Pre-Tour” Tour
Posted on September 18, 2010 | 3 CommentsHere are some photos and stories from my "pre-tour" ride to hook up with the Adventure Monkey Photo-Cycling Tour in September 2010. -
Flint Hills Bike Tour Packing List
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsThis is the packing list for my Flint Hills semi-self-supported bicycle tour. -
Wiener Dog Rescue Service
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 1 CommentLabor Day on the Flint Hills Nature Trail near Osawatomie, Kansas, and picking up a refugee along the way... -
Shakedown
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 6 CommentsA bicycle touring equipment torture test, and introducing two roadies to the joys of rough-riding. -
Tour of Rural Fences
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 1 CommentA "Tour of Rural Fences" seemed like a fun theme for a bike ride, so I headed off on gravel with a few specific fences in mind, just to see what else I'd stumble across. Lots, as it turns out! -
Flint Hills Bike Tour On Tap
Posted on August 26, 2010 | 5 CommentsI'm excited: In just a couple weeks, I'll be setting off on a little five-day self-supported bicycle tour! I'll get about 325 miles in the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas, and hopefully have some adventures along the way. -
Catching Up After The Heat Wave
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsIt's been hot! But good riding weather regardless. No really big rides for me recently, but here are some photos and stories from the last month or so.