Show us your pictures on "THE GREAT PLAINS"

Buffalo Bill · 08-24-2009, 11:23 AM

"Great Plains"

of

North America

The words "Great Plains" mean different things to different people...For me they mean home...The place I start and finish most adventures....

I thought it appropriate to see what else their is to see on the "Great Plains" of

North America

Show us the pictures of what you've seen while riding this Vast Region.....................

"Its definitely not Fly-over Country"

North of Cambridge Nebraska along Medicine Creek.

Here's a couple to get this started...............

South of North Platte Nebraska

Enjoy the Ride...

Tallboy · 08-24-2009, 12:31 PM

The Great Plains are home for me, as well. They are quiet, open spaces:

A place where you can ride for miles without seeing another soul:

Spaces so vast, they make you feel very irrelevant in the scheme of things:

...where the landscape varies more than one would think:

It's the sunrises over the Flint Hills:

It's the sunsets over the High Plains:

tommyg · 08-24-2009, 07:57 PM

nice photos alot more beauty in the plains than i thought

Michaelfish · 08-24-2009, 08:15 PM

Very nice photography.

Fine job!

Buffalo Bill · 08-25-2009, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michaelfish

Very nice photography.

Fine job!

Thanks............You won't find those kind of shots on the Slab.......

See ya out there!

Tallboy · 08-25-2009, 06:55 AM

today's sunrise.

yazhound · 08-25-2009, 07:00 AM

I will have to obtain that book. When I was a child I lived in Moorhead MN, right across the Red River from Fargo ND. Can't get much more Great Plains than that. The nations breadbasket... Not only did I live there, but also learned to ride motorcycles there beginning at age 8. And got my first bike there. So much wide open space! It was a great place to be a kid on a bike. A friend and I could and did ride for literally 50+ miles all on back roads, farms roads - quite an exciting feat when that age. And oh man the wind! Right at the old 45 degree angle for miles and miles.

Thanks for pulling the ghosts up.

chrishay99 · 08-25-2009, 10:19 AM

Tallboy - I've lived in Kansas for almost 40 years, and I can't place the roads in pics 3 and 4 above. Those are KS roads?

Tallboy · 08-25-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrishay99

Tallboy - I've lived in Kansas for almost 40 years, and I can't place the roads in pics 3 and 4 above. Those are KS roads?

All of the pics with my GS in them are in Nebraska. I kinda like to look around up there. Hope I didn't mislead you somewhere.

alzyck · 08-25-2009, 10:56 AM

I think Eastern New Mexico is still considered to be on the Western edge of the Great Plains. The mountains on the horizon at right edge of the photo (by the telephone pole) are approx 80 miles away. Lot's of clear sky on the plains.

My photo skills obviously need some practice.

Living in Nebraska most of my life, I really appreciate the Nebraska photos. The beauty is more subtle on the plains than in the mountains, but it can be just as appealing.

ajayhawkfan · 08-25-2009, 11:22 AM

I love the riding the "Great Plains" and seeing the land, buildings and the history that is out there.

Curvy · 08-25-2009, 11:47 AM

Tallboy · 08-25-2009, 12:40 PM

Uglyprimate · 08-25-2009, 12:57 PM

From my daughter's (MonkeysAsh) first road trip. The eastern edge of the great plains.

You're never alone early in the morning.

You want history? Thats Wounded Knee. Barely more than an intersection. Not so touristy to lose touch of what it represents. Strong medicine is still there.

Abenteuerfahrer · 08-25-2009, 01:03 PM

08-24-2009, 11:23 AM	#1
Buffalo Bill ^OP kickthetire.litethefire Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln NE Oddometer: 992	Show us your pictures on "THE GREAT PLAINS" "Great Plains" of North America The words "Great Plains" mean different things to different people...For me they mean home...The place I start and finish most adventures.... I thought it appropriate to see what else their is to see on the "Great Plains" of North America Show us the pictures of what you've seen while riding this Vast Region..................... "Its definitely not Fly-over Country" North of Cambridge Nebraska along Medicine Creek. Here's a couple to get this started............... South of North Platte Nebraska Enjoy the Ride... Buffalo Bill screwed with this post 02-28-2012 at 08:15 AM

08-24-2009, 12:31 PM	#2
Tallboy hiding in the tallgrass Joined: May 2005 Location: out past the west forty Oddometer: 12,330	The Great Plains are home for me, as well. They are quiet, open spaces: A place where you can ride for miles without seeing another soul: Spaces so vast, they make you feel very irrelevant in the scheme of things: ...where the landscape varies more than one would think: It's the sunrises over the Flint Hills: It's the sunsets over the High Plains: __________________ If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't fuck with them. Todd Snider

08-24-2009, 08:15 PM	#4
Michaelfish Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2006 Oddometer: 199	Nice! Very nice photography. Fine job! __________________ Michaelfish 1999 XR650L 2003 Goldwing Ridgecrest, Kahliffoanya

08-25-2009, 06:55 AM	#6
Tallboy hiding in the tallgrass Joined: May 2005 Location: out past the west forty Oddometer: 12,330	today's sunrise. __________________ If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't fuck with them. Todd Snider

08-25-2009, 07:00 AM	#7
yazhound Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: With the Raindogs Oddometer: 125	Nice Shots! I will have to obtain that book. When I was a child I lived in Moorhead MN, right across the Red River from Fargo ND. Can't get much more Great Plains than that. The nations breadbasket... Not only did I live there, but also learned to ride motorcycles there beginning at age 8. And got my first bike there. So much wide open space! It was a great place to be a kid on a bike. A friend and I could and did ride for literally 50+ miles all on back roads, farms roads - quite an exciting feat when that age. And oh man the wind! Right at the old 45 degree angle for miles and miles. Thanks for pulling the ghosts up.

08-24-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
tommyg Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: petoskey,michigan Oddometer: 1,072	nice photos alot more beauty in the plains than i thought

08-25-2009, 10:19 AM	#8
chrishay99 Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 33	Nice! Tallboy - I've lived in Kansas for almost 40 years, and I can't place the roads in pics 3 and 4 above. Those are KS roads?

08-25-2009, 10:56 AM	#10
alzyck Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: On the Plains Oddometer: 283	Eastern New Mexico I think Eastern New Mexico is still considered to be on the Western edge of the Great Plains. The mountains on the horizon at right edge of the photo (by the telephone pole) are approx 80 miles away. Lot's of clear sky on the plains. My photo skills obviously need some practice. Living in Nebraska most of my life, I really appreciate the Nebraska photos. The beauty is more subtle on the plains than in the mountains, but it can be just as appealing.

08-25-2009, 11:22 AM	#11
ajayhawkfan Rock Chalk Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Oddometer: 3,079	I love the riding the "Great Plains" and seeing the land, buildings and the history that is out there. __________________ "Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper." Thomas Jefferson 2011 BMW GSA Texas Hill Country Badlands and Black Hills Riding the T.W.A.T Photos

08-25-2009, 11:47 AM	#12
Curvy Lost Planet Airman Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Reno County Kansas Oddometer: 7,999	__________________ Memories stalk my dreams and torture my tattered old soul.

08-25-2009, 12:40 PM	#13
Tallboy hiding in the tallgrass Joined: May 2005 Location: out past the west forty Oddometer: 12,330	__________________ If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't fuck with them. Todd Snider

08-25-2009, 12:57 PM	#14
Uglyprimate UglyPirate Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Fort Whine Indiana Oddometer: 6,937	From my daughter's (MonkeysAsh) first road trip. The eastern edge of the great plains. You're never alone early in the morning. You want history? Thats Wounded Knee. Barely more than an intersection. Not so touristy to lose touch of what it represents. Strong medicine is still there. __________________ "Beauty sleep?" Bitch, you don't need a nap, you need to HIBERNATE!

08-25-2009, 01:03 PM	#15
Abenteuerfahrer Deaf on Wheels Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Leland, North Carolina, USA Oddometer: 2,049	__________________ Labrador Ride 2008: Alaska Ride with Sidecar- 2009: Newfoundland 2010 TAT 2011-2012

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