Kansas City ain't flat!

[Deborajen]

Yes, Kansas City is hilly! Seems like Olathe is a little flatter than farther into the metro area - ? If you want to get to the flat areas, west isn't the direction to go. You'd have to go pretty far southwest. Between Wichita and Hutchinson and between Wichita and Liberal, it's all pretty flat. It doesn't always feel like it when riding because there are some looooong, slow hills - and the darn wind when you're out in the open hits you relentlessly. But you can see for miles across open fields.

[spokewench]

yep, it is flat there. That is basically where my family is from. Just north of Wichita, see Newton, go North to a tiny, tiny town called Goessel. FLAT

[Deborajen]

yep, it is flat there. That is basically where my family is from. Just north of Wichita, see Newton, go North to a tiny, tiny town called Goessel. FLAT

Goessel - I'm pretty sure I've been through there before, but I don't remember for sure. I'm familiar with the area. We were just in Hesston weekend before last to play golf - that's only a few miles away. Wasn't Goessel hit, or got a very close call, by the Hesston tornado back in 1990? That was one of the biggest tornadoes on record.

[spokewench]

Close, but no, the town is pretty much the same as it was when I was little. They tore the old church down (which I thought was sad), and the old house where my Mom was born was bought, torn down and a new house built. It needed to be dozed, but it is sad to see the old historic stuff get pulled down. Yes, you were very close to Goessel.