Blogs from Kansas, United States, North America - page 32

Well, the great train trip to the West hasn't gotten off to the best of starts. I suppose it hasn't really gotten off to a start at all yet. The lead engine of our train, which runs from Chicago to Albuquerque to LA derailed (really) in Fort Madison, Iowa yesterday. Not surprisingly, this resulted in a bit of a delay in our departure. Now, rather than leaving Wichita at 3:25 this morning, we'll be departing around 4:30 this evening. That means we'll be going through Southeast Colorado and Northern New Mexico while its dark, making the sights significantly more difficult (read "impossible") to read. Let's just hope this doesn't happen every time; it would get old pretty fast. ... read more

UntitledBetsy K.This is a test post. If you get this--hello family, friends, colleagues, and students! I have recently created an online travel journal to write about my South America trip this summer, as well as other future travels. I have already posted a couple entries explaining my plans for this summer. If you scroll down my webpage, you will see them! If you do not wish to be on the list, feel free to "unsubscribe" at any time. Please do it at the website instead of marking the message as spam. You also can forward the web address to the site to invite others to read it, if you wish. The direct web address is: http://www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gobetsygo OR http://www.mytb.org/gobetsygo Please add "updates@travelblog.org" and "webmaster@travelblog.org" on your "safe" e-mail list if you u... read more

The HOG group I belong to, Central Midwest of Kansas, has a fun relationship with the Greater KC Corvette Club. The Corvette club participates in some of our rides and they invite us to share some events with them. Last year we did a joint ride that lasted most of the day and was really a lot of fun. We started with brunch at the home of a member of the Corvette club and then went to a company that does the restoration of older cars, you know the certified and expensive restoration, where we were taught a little about the history of the Corvette. The group was really easy to get to know and both clubs had a blast the end of the day was a shared meal at a tavern about 60 miles from ... read more

Full India TripBrett MaloneI arrived safely into Mactown about 3:30 am this morning after 24 hours plus of traveling. It's a relief to be home, and I'll spend the next couple days overcoming my jetlag. I'll try and give everyone a call soon so we can chat. If you have time, then check out the map here because I've tried to give an overview of my entire travels in India.... read more

The morning started early as I remembered to 'spring forward' with the clocks last night. My cold from the last few days is still kicking my butt, but I had to get out today and ride some. This is just my luck the weather finally warms up and I have my 1st cold in 2 years. Effie, my 2005 883 Low Harley Davidson Sportster was just as eager to go for a ride, as she got moving much faster than I had. The HOG group was to meet up at the Central HD Shawnee KS store at 10AM leave at 10:30 or 11 to go to the staging area for the Merriam, KS St Patricks Day Parade. I missed it last year because they were predicting severe thunderstorms and hail last year. There were those that ... read more