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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...
Pleasant, Peculiar, and an Almost-CenturyWith rain in the forecast for the next week, I got away for a long ride, from my home hear Spring Hill, Kansas to Pleasant Hill, Missouri and back, via Peculiar...
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...
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Trail of Death Ramble
Posted on November 5, 2009 | 12 CommentsSometimes you stumble across the coolest places when you're rambling ... here's my serendipitous discovery, a park dedicated to the Potawatomi Trail of Death, a forced march from Indiana to Kansas in 1838. -
Pleasanton Ramble, October 2009
Posted on October 19, 2009 | 1 CommentA gravel road ramble between LaCygne and Pleasanton in eastern Kansas, visiting the Marais des Cygnes Massacre Historic Site along the way. -
Asylum Ramble, September 2009
Posted on September 23, 2009 | 7 CommentsExplored the area around the Osawatomie State Hospital (originally known as the Kansas Insane Asylum), located near Osawatomie, Kansas. The grounds are still beautiful, but you can see that they once were grand, and are now falling into disrepair. And yes, I was just visiting! -
Miami County KS, Early September
Posted on September 21, 2009 | No CommentsA ride report covering land around Paola, Osawatomie, Somerset, Block, Fontana, and New Lancaster. I really do enjoy riding in this area. It offers a nice mix of terrain, and some interesting historical sites. -
Pomona-Overbrook, August 22nd
Posted on September 18, 2009 | No CommentsRiding the gravel and dirt roads between Pomona and Overbrook, an area almost totally new to me. Beautiful scenery on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills. -
Franklin/Anderson Counties, August 9th
Posted on September 7, 2009 | No CommentsI enjoyed my previous Franklin/Anderson County ride so much that I went back again the next weekend to explore some more. I managed to find some fun roads and cool things to see. -
Franklin/Anderson Counties, August 2nd
Posted on September 6, 2009 | No CommentsThis ride was an opportunity to explore some country largely new to me. I parked in Ottawa and rode south through Greeley and Garnett. I really enjoyed this terrain, especially the section between Ottawa and Greeley, which was very rugged, with many dirt roads. -
Rantoul-Greeley Loop, July 31st
Posted on September 5, 2009 | No CommentsFor this ride, I parked in Rantoul, KS and rode south on gravel to the town of Greeley. I found some cool stuff along the way, plus some sweet minimum-maintenance roads. -
Missouri Ramble, July 29th
Posted on September 4, 2009 | No CommentsExploring the gravel roads in western Missouri around Harrisonville. -
Bike Camping, July 25-26
Posted on September 4, 2009 | 2 CommentsA ride report from my first unsupported bicycle camping trip, an overnighter at Hillsdale Lake State Park.