A bike un-friendly stretch on Biking Across Kansas Originally uploaded by ebis50
We spent another great day cycling through the scenic Flint Hills on Thursday as Biking Across Kansas closed in on the Missouri border. The only bummer was 10 miles of improperly placed rumble strips that stretched across the entire …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/10/a-bike-un-friendly-stretch-on-biking-across-kansas/
Of all the bikers in all of Kansas, the Hutchinson News snapped a pix of Gene on his bike.
He's not in Seattle any more — pedaling 74 miles in 100 degree temps, 34 mph winds.
Read the story here.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/09/biking-bis-caught-in-the-act-in-kansas/
Sag Hags boost Kansas cyclists spirits Originally uploaded by ebis50
A cadre of volunteers keeps Biking Across Kansas rolling. Among them are the Sag Hags, above, who staff one of the rest stops every day. They not only keep the 900 cyclists fed and watered, but they help keep everyone in …
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Biking Across Kansas heats up Originally uploaded by ebis50
Here are a couple of cyclists on Biking Across Kansas who got an early start for the 67-mile ride from Ness City to Hoisington. Those who left early and kept the pedals turning would have missed the day's hottest temperatures that topped …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/07/biking-across-kansas-heats-up/
Flat tires lead to lucky meeting at B.A.K. Originally uploaded by ebis50
This is Andrew Dickson, a Scottish cyclist who's on a charity bike ride across the US. By a strange circumstance of fate, he's hitchhiking with the 900 cyclists on Biking Across Kansas this week. My son and I ran …
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Favorable winds push B.A.K. riders ahead Originally uploaded by ebis50
This lonely state line outpost marks the start of the 2011 Biking Across Kansas route. Because getting there required cycling west into a chilly headwind for 16 miles to the Colorado border, some skipped this optional ceremonial jaunt. Others got lifts …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/05/favorable-winds-push-b-a-k-riders-ahead/
Cyclists meet up in Tribune Originally uploaded by ebis50
More than 900 cycling enthusiasts from across Kansas converged on Tribune Friday for the start of Biking Across Kansas. Those of us who pitched our tents under the water tower or slept on bedrolls in the high school gym more than doubled …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/04/cyclists-meet-up-in-tribune/
Busing across Kansas Originally uploaded by ebis50
For many of us, Biking Across Kansas starts with an 8-hour bus ride across the state. Here's the loading zone in Kansas City where folks wait to roll their bikes into a rental truck for the trip. This is the 37th year for B.A.K., …
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The tunnel through Snoqualmie Pass on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail will be reopened in July to bicyclists and hikers after safety issues prompted its closure two years ago, according to the contractor.
The Jacobs Associates provided design and repair work on the 2.3-mile long tunnel that was among five closed on the cross-state trail due to leaking water and falling debris (see picture at left).
Closure of Snoqualmie Tunnel in the Iron Horse State Park proved a huge disappointment to bicyclists, hikers and equestrians who used it as a traffic-free path linking western and eastern Washington. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/06/01/snoqualmie-pass-tunnel-to-reopen-in-july-2011/
“Regularly scheduled programming” will be interrupted at the BikingBis website for the next couple of weeks as my son and I head to the Great Plains for Biking Across Kansas, aka B.A.K.
We talked last winter about doing another week-long state bicycle tour similar to the Cycle Across Maryland and Ride Around Washington that we did when he was younger.
We picked the 475-mile B.A.K. (I'm told it's “B-A-K”, not “back”) because it was one of the few bike tours that had the right dates for his college and summer work schedule …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/31/gone-biking/
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