K is for Kansas... [mostly photographs]

[Daniel Kalal]

Alton


Baxter Springs


Chanute


Downs


Enterprise


Frankfort


Grenola


Howard


Ionia


Jewell


Kendall


Larned


Mankato


Narka


Osborne


Paradise


Quincy


Roxbury


Sylvan Grove


Toronto


Uniontown


Virgil


Wilmore


Xenia


Yates Center


Zenda

[Ack535]

Great post! Thanks for sharing.
 
I couldn't help but notice most of those towns looked pretty desolate.

[JimWilliamson]

some are desolate, many have railroads depicted.

O - Osawatomie Is that a police vehicle heading at you?

[Daniel Kalal]

O - Osawatomie Is that a police vehicle heading at you?

Enlarged.  Doesn't look so.


As you might imagine, standing in the middle of the road does attact a certain amount of attention (I'm also wearing an aerostich roadcrafter).  On just a few occasions, a brave citizen will step up to me to ask what I'm doing and who I am, but it always ends well.

[Snowdog]

I've been to Chapman - when you're driving along the highway and see a sign with your name and an arrow you just have to take that exit.

That was 4th July 1984 and it doesn't look to have changed much since.

[Daniel Kalal]

I've been to Chapman...

Hometown of Joe Engle:  X-15 pilot, space shuttle test pilot, learned to fly while working at Cessna.

[DosEquis00]

Excellent organization of the photographs Daniel as after most of my trips I have to figure out what photo was where  

[FiremanBob]

Beautiful. What great character those old towns have.  And what straight roads they have, too..and flat.

[Playinthestreet]

Good stuff!  Of those towns I've only been to Girrard.

[KSTriple]

Hmmm I live in one of those towns and have rode thru many of them. Nice photos as usual.

[Bandito]

What a cool idea! I live in Kansas and I now want to do this same thing but with different towns! Do you ride in the winter?

[bearcat263]

been through a few of those towns and a whole lot more. there are some really cool small towns out there to  visit doesn't matter if your  on a street bike or an enduro  just go out and explore.    

[Daniel Kalal]

just go out and explore.

That's it.

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[Justin]

That's it.

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Awesome - really love the pics, thanks for updating  

[Flyover Country Joe]

Daniel,
  Love the photos! I grew up about 5 miles east of Baxter Springs, just inside Missouri. (Mis)spent many nights in Baxter Springs during my adolescent years. You have inspired me to attempt the same activity in Arkansas.                                              
                                                                   Joe  

[ConPilot1]

Neat middle-America Main Street USA photos.

That said, I'd blow my fricken brains out if I lived there. Not for me.
Kansas and the eastern side of Colorado was the worst drive I've ever been on in my life.

[zoid]

About the only threads I read anymore are yours. Keep them coming.

[Playinthestreet]

You've added Chanute since my original post.  My daughter-in-law is from there.  Was hoping for West Mineral on the 'w'!

Always good.

[Daniel Kalal]

Was hoping for West Mineral on the 'w'!

how's this?

[Playinthestreet]

EXCELLENT!!!

Not much going on there since Big Brutus retired.