Riding a Tandem Bike Over the Only Mountain Kansas

I live in Kansas. Most people think that Kansas is flat. They would be mostly correct for, in comparison, Kansas is flatter than other places. If you are one of those millions of people who have traveled across my state never getting off the interstate system, you probably still think it's flat. You can't see anything from the four lanes of an interstate. Except in Kansas because especially in the western part of the state, there isn't tree one to break the wind or line of sight. So you see across the tops of the long rolling hills from the comfort of your climate controlled vehicle as you travel the great American highway system. They are great for getting from one place to another but about as worthwhile for sight seeing as an antenna flag on a jet fighter. If you think that Kansas has no hills or elevation changes, get off the highway. Or you could just ride a bike across it.

One of the many times my Boy Scout and I troop took a bike trip was when we loaded up the bikes into the various vehicles and lugged them to an area just north of I-70 in pretty much the center of Kansas (east to west). Our camp area was to be on the shores of Lake Wilson and we were to ride the bikes from a preset distance away to the campsite as a requirement for the Cycling merit badge (which I'm not sure I actually got because I'm still looking for my merit badge sash).

I'm sure that there are at least one or two of you who may have been in this area and maybe even been to Lake Wilson or the town of the same name. This is the land of transplanted Czechs. Land of the best bierochs I've ever tasted. Some of the same folks may have been to Lucas were the Garden of Eden is. Google it if you want to see something on the bizarre/odd side. It is also most definitely NOT flat.