Kansas Road Trip - Part 1 of 3

We always love getting away to Kansas to visit Uncle Ron and Aunt Patsy.  The view never disappoints and while taking a trip during the summer can be hit or miss with the weather it was downright reasonable for this trip.  As always, their back area deck overlooking the pond is amazing.

I couldn't pass up an opportunity to get some riding and running in over some back country roads.  Ron and Patsy were a bit nervous about how the Kansas folk would treat bikers, however I found the locals to be even better than what I see in Colorado where you can get buzzed quite frequently while riding.  I left early in the morning so there weren't tons of cars around which was nice, but I did have to re-route once or twice when the shoulder disappeared.

There is something kind of peaceful for me with these back roads where everything is just open and spaced out.  This picture is a bit more clear than the previous one.