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Arkansas AbbreviatedHere are some pictures from this year's trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Unfortunately, family health problems cut the trip rather short, but I did at least in...
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...
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Arkansas, March 2010: Lake Leatherwood
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsLake Leatherwood is located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas and offers over 16 miles of trails, mostly single-track, arranged in a stack-loop configuration around the entire lake. Sweet! -
Arkansas, March 2010: Eureka Springs
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsHere are some more pictures from riding in and around Eureka Springs, Arkansas, including Christ of the Ozarks, Magnetic Spring, The Eureka Railroad, Harding Spring, and Sweet Spring. -
Arkansas, March 2010: Green Forest Loop
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsA trip through the rolling countryside north of Green Forest, Arkansas, and a quick tour of Eureka Springs by bike. -
Arkansas, March 2010: Grandview Loop
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsA ride on some steep mountain roads, followed by a nice jaunt through some open rolling hills that reminded me a lot of Eastern Kansas. -
Arkansas, March 2010: Mark Twain National Forest
Posted on March 24, 2010 | 1 CommentI took a ride through the Mark Twain National Forest, right along the Arkansas/Missouri line. Very scenic and rough area, you could spend weeks exploring all the roads and trails here. -
Arkansas, March 2010: Headed South
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsA brief report of my trip south to the Eureka Springs, Arkansas area, including some interesting stops along the way to check out some bike shops, trails, and to talk with a man riding his bike cross-country. -
That’s More Like It
Posted on February 27, 2010 | 1 CommentAfter enduring a stretch of cold, snow, and ice, temperatures finally moderated and I got out for a nice long bike ride, one of those days where you just don't want to stop riding... -
76 Miles: Ouch, That Hurt
Posted on February 13, 2010 | No CommentsFinished up a long ride, but in considerable discomfort. I'm looking at shoulder issues and shoe issues. Not sure what the answer is, but I need to start figuring this out before I can go longer. -
Discovering Art: Bowling in Freeman
Posted on February 4, 2010 | 1 CommentBefore the next round of Winter weather rolled in, I set out on a nice long ramble through the area around Freeman, Missouri, and discovered some fascinating history and some strange abstract art. -
Guru’s Spring Hill Gravel Grinder
Posted on February 1, 2010 | 1 CommentA ride report from a group/solo gravel ride out of Spring Hill, Kansas.