The Plains

After Santa Fe I did some very long riding days across the OK Panhandle, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri. This was after being home for service and burial for my beloved mother in law, Connie. Although the days were long I found the riding to be peaceful and healing and gave me a chance to process how so grateful I am to have her in my life. I took a southern route through Kansas (Route 160 mostly). All agriculture and I saw lots of winter wheat. Arkansas was very beautiful and I skirted the Ozarks. Arkansas ties with West Virginia for colorful names of towns - Zinc, Pyatt, Yellville, Bruno, Flippin, Gassville, Mountain Home, Gepp and Viola. That was just on Route 412. I ended my Plains sojourn in Jackson Tennessee. The humidity hit me like a brick wall but I have to admit that I missed it. I love the West, but I am a creature of the East! I don’t have a lot of photos of the plains because I was basically riding, sleeping and eating!Read more