Ralph Weickel’s Blog

Day 14, June 5, 2009, had us starting out on Route 50 east from Garden City to Fort Dodge and heading toward Kansas City.  The day started with bright sunshine and it proved to be the first day we did not have to put on any rain gear as sunshine was with us all day.

In Fort Dodge we made a brief stop at Boot Hill and the HD Dealership - both were interesting and at he HD dealership we met some folks from KY.  At the outskirts of Ft. Dodge before getting on Route 400 east we stopped for gas and met a fellow Harley rider who invited us for a fall trip to Cooper Canyon in Mexico.  We would be joining him and 12 of his friends for a ride into and through the canyon.

Route 400 east was picturesque and flat - we stopped at a cattle farm and I now know were our beef comes from or at least a large portion.  We did notice the road side gas marts were focal points and very busy - serving gas, food and ATM services.  At one we were advised about upcoming speed traps - wonderful what you find out from folks.

We noticed on the ride that there are less counties and cities at the low end of the alphabet and we will be looking for cities and counties at the bottom of the alphabet today.  The day’s ride ended on the east side of KC and we got in before 10 pm, having covered about 450 miles during the day.

Have a super day!

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