LocoJoe's Most Recent Ride (Flint Hills)

[Laidback]

Sup "LoCo J" Nice Travel channel snaps!! Been in one RollRide, the one on top of a hotel in Vegas...One of many things I wanna ta accomplish B4 I die...Ride a Real CoasterRide!!!!
........Jump into a SharkCage......
........BunJi Jump..................
........Visit my "LiL" sis from the EastCoasT and down a DeepDish PiZza with a PitcHeR
........attend a RocK Concert bY METALLICA and KORN
........just wanna enjoy LIFE
Maybe one DaY I'll do a Round the ROCK tour on my pony and take snaps of LanDmArkS

[aka_locojoe]

Thanks Jerry.
Laidback good luck on your bucket list. nothing like a wooden roller coaster ride.
MplsCoaster yes I thought about you while we were that close. Thought about riding in Minnesota but opted for Iowa instead which would put us a little closer to home. We stopped over in Minneapolis for a night years ago on our way to ride the Gandy Dancer trail.

Okay... last stop Iowa and the High Trestle Trail. What a great trail and bridge! First night there we rode the 3 miles out to the bridge to see it lit up. The next morning we went back to the trail head and rode the entire trail out and back for a total of 53 miles. on the way back we stopped at a neat bar right on the trail the Flat Tire Lounge for a few beverages.

I should have a video of the bridge at night soon.

[yoothgeye]

Is that graffiti on that bridge? If so... how?

[Ratfink1962]

Is that graffiti on that bridge? If so... how?

Turk 182

[aka_locojoe]

Is that graffiti on that bridge? If so... how?

Ha! I didn't even think of that. During high water? While some scaffolding was in place? Repelling?

Here's the bridge at night http://youtu.be/yKZAe714TQY
This one kinda long. Try and suffer through it http://youtu.be/5Ia9hYK9wCM

[yoothgeye]

Cool videos, cool bridge. I'd like to see more big art projects like that around here.

[Philphine]

the bridge is nice. they're working on converting an old railroad bridge to a walk/bikeway here, to cross the river bettwenn in. and ky., but i think it's still a year or so from being finished.

http://www.wave3.com/story/15035219/big ... g-up-steam

edit: i guess the railroad bride conversion is a popular thing. i was looking for a link to add and saw nearly the exact same thing is being done further up (down?) the river bettween ky. and ohio.

[aka_locojoe]

Thanks guys.

the bridge is nice. they're working on converting an old railroad bridge to a walk/bikeway here, to cross the river bettwenn in. and ky., but i think it's still a year or so from being finished.

http://www.wave3.com/story/15035219/big ... g-up-steam

edit: i guess the railroad bride conversion is a popular thing. i was looking for a link to add and saw nearly the exact same thing is being done further up (down?) the river bettween ky. and ohio.

It's done a lot on rail-to-trail conversions. Some pretty amazing old wood trestle brides and others as well. That looks like a really nice one where you're at.

Here's a couple we've been on in Idaho part of a rails-to-trails.





Here's one we rode in Chattanooga Tennessee that's not part of a rail-to-trail

[aka_locojoe]

Just realized I've got some of other our out-of-town trips/rides in other threads. If anyone hasn't seen them and is interested...
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32176
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19028

[MplsCoaster]

Great video of the high tressel bridge!
Kinda reminded me of a fun house ride (optical illusion) only on a bike, way off the ground
You've got a great visual library of the rails-to-trails revolution, thanks goodness for Just-In-Time Engineering
Steve

[CCR]

Is that graffiti on that bridge? If so... how?

ultimate warrior

[aka_locojoe]

Great video of the high tressel bridge!
Kinda reminded me of a fun house ride (optical illusion) only on a bike, way off the ground

Thanks and that's the same thing I was thinking. "Whacky Shack" is what I told the wife. That was our local fun house ride.

If anyone is interested in finding rails-to-trails and other paths like these you can see what we've ridden by state here.

[aka_locojoe]

This morning we rode to the cemetery where some of my family are buried.

[aka_locojoe]

About 6 months ago a casino opened up near us. Not really our thing but today we finally decided to go check it out.


Wheat harvest and the grain trucks stirring up quite a bit of dust.




No bike parking at casino.


Free hotdogs today. I should have ate more to offset our gambling loses and beverage costs.


Wheat harvest.

[yoothgeye]

"Dice Dice Baby" ... ugh... that's just obnoxious! haha