by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 18, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Eight Saturday, October 18, 2025 Lisa: We made the tough decision to walk twenty miles in a day–because we were determined to bypass the weirdness in Rantoul (no offense, Rantoul!). We woke up feeling stronger than we’d felt the first day, so we were...
by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Seven Friday, October 17, 2025 Lisa: We were remembering last year’s detour outside of Ottawa and couldn’t wait to see the completed leg between Pomona and Ottawa. While this leg is largely uncovered, it’s beautiful, and the new bridge is...
by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 16, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Six Friday, October 17, 2025 Lisa: We met a lot of people on the trail. It was a hot day and when we got to Pomona, we hid our strollers at the trailhead and went into town where we charged our electronics at the library. There we met Vicki, who’s the...
by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 15, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Five Thursday, October 15, 2025 Lisa: We wished we could have spent more time in Glenda’s barn, but we had to get moving. Set out on the trail at 6:34 a.m. 8.84 trail miles, 11.72 total miles 61° to start with a high of 81° Osage City to Lyndon Click...
by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Four Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Lisa: We started our day with Marianne leaving her backpack at the Miller trailhead. Luckily Marianne texted our Miller friends Sandy and Clinton, who jumped on their e-bikes and brought it to us so we didn’t have to add...
by lshawker@gmail.com | Oct 13, 2025 | Flint Hills Trail Kansas
Day Three Monday, October 13, 2025 Lisa: We got a great night’s sleep in the Sleep Shack at basecamp, and we were excited to see our friends in Miller. Set out on the trail at 8:14 a.m. 10.98 trail miles, 13.87 total miles 61° to start with a high of 70°...
