Thanks! Sorry for the tardy reply to your comment.

Yeah - I run across these abandoned houses a lot out west, although I don't usually approach them closely enough to get a good look inside, like I did with this one.

In the eastern USA, these old abandoned house don't last as long, I think, since there's so much more rain that causes them to rot, and for trees and vegetation to grow and take them over.

I wonder how many years this one has sat there.

Thanks! But I'm really surprised that you like it so much - I don't remember thinking it was anything special when I took it.

I do have fond memories of that part of Nebraska, though.

Imagine the struggle of getting this piano to, and then into, the house....so many years ago.......If walls could talk......

One of the best pictures I've ever seen! I think it's not just the composition, but the shades of brown in all those crazy patterns!!

Yeah, I hate washboard too, of course, but as I recall there was only a short section of it on this road.

I appreciated that.

The “P word” censored a bit, just for you!

I don’t care for football, but I love a gay football fan!

I did some googling, and some people believe that it's the light from a nearby barn. If true, that's a boring solution to the mystery.

Whoever typed this up probably thinks they’ve explained why the tombstone glows but I think I need more information.

I love a house on stilts lmao they look so silly and cute

Hi Jeff,

Yes, I'm ready and willing, but not quite able to pull the trigger on such a tour with no destination, duration nor plan. At least not to the level of your destinationlessness, durationlessness, and planlessness. (All three of those words just got squiggly red lines under them, which means I must have invented them.)

I've kind of inherited some healthcare responsibilities for my 87-year-old dad who lives in Iowa. That includes trips down there once or twice a month to take him to oncology and cardiac appointments, so the duration part of any tour I do this year will definitely be limited. I WILL work in a tour sometime, though. I have no destination in mind yet, and when I get one, it will be pretty vague. And, as always, there will be minimal planning. I do see a possible two-week window of opportunity soon after my dad's June 7th visit to the heart surgeon who performed his aortic valve replacement last month.

If that appointment goes well, I'm thinking I'll do yet ANOTHER tour in Iowa (and perhaps another bordering state), which should bring me back to my dad's house in time for his next doctor's visit. As you can see, it's already a very fleeting plan.

Anyway, thank you for asking. Also, thank you for the heads-up about your upcoming tour. I'll be reading. From what I've heard about Arkansas, it can be very challenging. From what I've seen from your journals, you are always prepared for a bicycling challenge.

Hey Greg,

Are you ready to pull the trigger yet?

I'm going to do another random bike tour in early June, I think. This time, though, I actually bought a couple of Adventure Cycling paper maps, for their Arkansas High Country route. My idea is to ride from home here in Kentucky and connect with that route for a while.

So I guess this tour will be semi-random - if I actually end up using any of their route.

Jeff

Ha!

Actually the gravel wasn't that bad, with my big tires, anyway.