Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Up at the crack of 8:30 this morning and started packing the bike for a ride to Garden City, Kansas. There was a nip in the air though (ignore the date and time - I dunno hopw to set those). Stopped on the way outta town and looked back at Interstate 70.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Couple of hours later and I'm at my first truck stop of the day getting fuel. Starting to warm up as well.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hour or so later and I pull off the highway onto some dirt. Was gonna check out the trees, lakes and mountains - but there aren't any! Welcome to the eastern 1/3 of Colorado - whole lotta nuthin'.... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Only thing other than dry grass for miles is some windmill generators in the distance. Good place for them as the wind was a steady 40 mph all day today.... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Finally pull into Lamar, CO for some fuel. Saw what had to be the biggest steam train ever . I'm 6'1" tall and the wheels were as tall as me.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Now that's deserted.......my type of place! And trains! Any abandoned towns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 They refurbished the train station and water tower aswell - looks kinda cool.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 And now the real fun begins; Kansas has about 2 road turns in the entire state, more State Troopers than you can shake a stick at and it's now 95 out. Great riding! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 But I made it - now sitting in my deeeeluxe hotel room at the Marriott with the air con switched to "freeze" and enjoying the magnificent view outside my room... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 56 minutes ago, XTreme said: Now that's deserted.......my type of place! And trains! Any abandoned towns? No - there's not really any towns of any kind; inhabited or abandoned out here. Just grass fields for miles upon miles. I rode a stretch of 200 miles and I think I was next to the same field the entire time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 That refurbished train station looks neat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I agree, i love old train stuff! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, Tym said: I agree, i love old train stuff! Yeh......me too! That's why I've been tracking these abandoned stations! But to be authentic they need to have some original rails left like Seron! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Lone Amigo said: It has been a long time since I last rode in Kansas. It is hard to explain to people who have never been to the USA just how wide open it can be. Winter in Kansas can be really cold with deep snow -- when that happens, the cattle and wildlife suffer greatly. But the grass-fed beef is very tasty when they have a good year. Thanks for the photos. It is a place of extremes; extremely hot right now but extremely cold in the winter. The rain stoprms, when they have them, are full of torandos and 3-4 inches of rain in an hour. Passed a lot of cattle and cattle trucks yesterday - nothing smells worse when it's 95F - will get some shots of them today on my way home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Anyway, back at it today - heading back home. Today was just fucking hot; 100F/38C and 90%+ humidity - sucks the life right out of you. Air was so thick that I couldn't breathe and I had 400 miles to cover.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 All was not lost though as I found an old (1899) abandioned school house out in Buttfuck, Nowhere for Pete. Had a newer roof and someone also added some rope grout to the brick.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Cool part was that it wasn't posted and wasn't locked, so I opened the door and shot some pics without actually going inside. Old slate blackboards are still up on the wall, although someone nicked their stove which should have been in front of the chimney... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Cool place... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 100 miles or so later and I saw this old, abandoned factory that is falling in on itself. I 'd guess, by the architecture, that it isn't that old. 1920's maybe? Kinda Art-Deco looking. I walked around back before getting outta there as it creeped me out; lots of old pottery and dishes set out like someone was going to be eating there soon... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Wasn't long and I was back where I could breathe again, no humidity and cool air. 1/2 hour from home... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Good to be back.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 For those playing along at home, here's today's ride... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Superb @Earache ...........bit weird that old schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere but well maintained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 6 hours ago, XTreme said: Superb @Earache ...........bit weird that old schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere but well maintained? There was probably a bunch of ranchers there years ago raising cattle and they built it for their kids. The odd part is; who is maintaining it now? No towns for 75 miles around it. And what's with the upside down star / pentagram over the door? KInda weird as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Earache said: There was probably a bunch of ranchers there years ago raising cattle and they built it for their kids. The odd part is; who is maintaining it now? No towns for 75 miles around it. And what's with the upside down star / pentagram over the door? KInda weird as well. As you mentioned earlier.......some of these old buildings are really spooky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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