Day Two
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Lisa: We were so tired after no sleep with cows screaming all night long, so our butts were dragging, but we were excited to see Bushong and Allen again.
Set out on the trail at 8:11 a.m.
13.55 trail miles, 14.95 total miles
68° to start with a high of 83°
Campsite to Basecamp Flint Hills (Allen, KS)
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Downers
Lisa:
- Since we didn’t sleep the night before and we didn’t eat enough, it was a hard day on the trail
- We got sprinkled on
- The only other people camping at Basecamp were not friendly (really the only folks we met along the trail who weren’t!)
- It was too windy to build a fire at Basecamp
- It was cloudy so we couldn’t see the stars
Highlights
Lisa:
- Coffee with Tom and Virginia Moxley
- Lunch at the Bushong trailhead with two Argentines, Nico and Jasmine
- A mile outside Allen, we were suddenly surrounded by hundreds of Monarch butterflies. It was magical. (See video here, at 2:25.)
- We met Linden Moore, a YouTuber who posts about biking the Flint Hills Trail, and his friend Ted. They left us a six-pack of beer outside the Sleep Shack at Bascamp Flint Hills. We were deeply grateful!
- We met another guy named Terry who we chatted with.
- Freezing cold, invigorating showers
- Air conditioning inside the sleep shack (get a tour inside it here, at 1:29)
Tips
- The 8 miles from South 200 Road to Bushong is uncovered
- Benches 1.19 and 2.85 miles west of Bushong
Water sources
- Rock Creek .5 mile east of South 200 Road
- Allen Creek 1.84 mile west of Bushong
- Unnamed creek 2.85 west of Bushong
- Bushong Trailhead has a vault toilet and water fountain
- Basecamp Flint Hills in Allen has Porta-Potties, water faucets, and showers
Photo Gallery
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