En route, one of our lightly-equipped riders got "tracked" and high-sided onto a heavily rocked area. His injuries were not severe, but obviously painful ... helmets off to his "grit" in completing the ride under those conditions. On a sidenote.... rocks and gravel can really take a "bite" out of even the most experienced of riders. A chest protector, forearm/elbow guards, and knee/shin guards will provide an extra measure of protection from those unwelcome get-offs.

Leaving Texaco Hill, we were visited by what appeared to be one of our own BT Kansas riders ... only this time in his airplane rather than on his Honda dualsport. It turned out that he had missed the rendezvous due to a flat tire, and decided to find the group from the air. We had some great visuals of one another!

We then visited the stone monoliths at the Schroeder Ranch near Elco (often referred to as a "Stonehenge"). How many tons of hand placed limestone slabs? Hard to imagine that this work was solely done by a man, his sons, and a farm tractor!

Working our way acrosss open range up to Cottonwood Falls, we dropped by the Emma Chase Cafe' for iced tea and homemade pie. With the weather getting hotter and more humid, we all decided the day had been a good one, and probably would be better and safer to start working our way to our various hometowns.

It was a great day of riding, and great company to ride with!

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