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July 25, 2014 · 10:00 am

Journeys in Space: An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 28 & 29!

An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 28 & 29!

Flat, flat, very flat... with crosswinds! Dodge City KS to Bentonville AR.

Flat, flat, very flat… with crosswinds! Dodge City KS to Bentonville AR.

We say good bye to US-50, the best motorcycle road in America, after 1560 miles!
Flat, flat, very flat… with crosswinds…
Bentonville: Museums, art cafes, restaurants… an oasis…

Summary:
Date: July 20 & 21, 2014
Departure Location: 2800 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City KS
Arrival Location: 200 NE A St, Bentonville AR
Total Miles: 434 miles
Total travel time: 10:19 hours
Total miles/total travel time: 42 mph
Number of States: 2 (Kansas, Arkansas)
Number of Watersheds: 1 (Mississippi River – Arkansas River Division)
Stops: 3 (Hutchinson (breakfast, gas), Fredonia (cold drinks), Nashville MO(cold drinks,gas))
Weather: Sunny, Hot, Windy AM, Sunny, Hot, Windy PM
Temperature: 7:00 AM (Dodge City, KS) 68 ͦ F, 12:00 Noon (Fredonia KS) 98 ͦ F, 7:00 PM (Bentonville, AR) 92 ͦ F
Lodging: 21C Museum Hotel, Bentonville AR
Restaurants: The Diner (breakfast), South Hutchinson KS; Bacani Plaza (cold drinks), Fredonia KS; Harp’s (cold drinks) Nashville MO; The Hive, Bentonville AR; The Tusk and Trotter, Bentonville AR

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July 25, 2014 · 12:53 am

Journeys in Space: An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 27!

An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 27!

US-50, the best highway road in America: Salida to Dodge City... following the Arkansas River from the canyons of the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains.

US-50, the best highway road in America: Salida to Dodge City… following the Arkansas River from the canyons of the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains.

We continue on US-50, the best motorcycle road in America!
Into Kansas, what would Emerson think of this this landscape? A reflection on the sublime, the Quotidian, the Divinity, and Purgatory
Oh Baby, what’s that smell?!! An introduction to Kansas Feed Lots….

Summary:
Date: July 19, 2014
Departure Location: 1310 U.S. 50, Salida CO
Arrival Location: 2800 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City KS
Total Miles: 380
Total travel time: 10:37 hours
Total miles/total travel time: 36 mph
Number of States: 2 (Colorado, Kansas)
Number of Watersheds: 1 (Mississippi River – Arkansas River Division)
Stops: 3 (Pueblo CO (breakfast), Lamar CO (cold drinks), Garden City KS (gas))
Weather: Sunny, Hot AM, Sunny Hot PM
Temperature: 7:00 AM (Salida CO) 53 ͦ F, 12:00 Noon (Lamar CO) 96 ͦ F, 7:00 PM (Dodge City) 86 ͦ F
Lodging: Towne Suites, Dodge City KS
Restaurants: Denny’s (breakfast), Pueblo CO; Hickory House (cold drinks), Lamar CO; Dodge City Saloon, Dodge City KS

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