Dodge City Ride

I had to go to Dodge City in early October for a couple days of work-related classes. I had only been through there once before and it was night so I didn’t get to see anything. I did a little research and found a few places I thought would be interesting to go see. I took my 450L and spent the Saturday after my classes riding around.

Early Saturday morning, I checked out and started my ride.





I was too early for the museums so I had to settle for outside pics.















This is the Arkansas River. It’s interesting to me being from the Tulsa area, where the Arkansas River is over a quarter mile wide and has water in it.







At the Dodge City airport. My grandsons like airplanes so I sent them this selfie.





A plane and three geese.



Cattle feedlots.









The abandoned veteran’s hospital at Fort Dodge.





Coronado’s Cross. Coronado, the Spanish explorer held a Thanksgiving mass here in 1541. The first Christian service west of the Mississippi.





I don’t see a lot of cotton fields around here. I picked a ball for my wife.





Looking for an abandoned iron bridge. This is a welcome sign in my book.










And an abandoned railroad bridge going into Ford.









The old railroad depot at Bucklin.

 









Fromme-Birney round barn outside of Mullinville, built in 1912. It was wide open so I gave myself a private tour.

















Wind turbines. I got chewed out by a little old lady for being on private property. I was about ten feet off the road.



Metal art at Mullinville. The artwork extended for well over a quarter mile.







Sandy roads along the Arkansas River. I probably rode 10+ miles of this and didn’t see a soul. This is my kind of riding.













Did you know that Kinsley is the midpoint of the USA? I didn’t either.



This locomotive and old church were at Kinsley too.





Abandoned grain elevators at Ardell. I wish I would’ve had more time. I would’ve gone in.









The cemetery, crucifixion statue, and this beautiful church at Windhorst.  Once again, I gave myself a private tour.























And lastly before returning to Dodge City, a couple old locomotives at a grain elevator in Offerle.




The ride ended up being 175 miles and a lot of fun.

On the way home, I passed through the Gypsum Hills.

I’d like to go out there and ride the sand from dodge city to garden city, it is legal to ride it, some 65 miles one way of sand, u can see on google maps where people park and ride it.
Great pictures and looks like u found a lot of interesting stuff
Marc

I presume you mean riding the riverbed all the way?

Amazing ride man!  Thanks for sharing the awesome pics...just wondering if you were carrying a big ole DLSR camera or one of those pocket types? 

Amazing ride man!  Thanks for sharing the awesome pics...just wondering if you were carrying a big ole DLSR camera or one of those pocket types?

Canon SX620HS point and shoot. Fits in a pocket.

Thanks for sharing, looks like a lot of really nice stuff in the area. I haven't spent much time in Dodge City myself, would be fun to check out some time. Maybe I can find a 250 to go ride some sand with Marc