In the land of OZ

Dirt Rag Reunion ride over Veterans Day long weekend near Bentonville, Arkansas. Nov. 2017. Yeah, I know, waaay behind on my blogging. I didn't think retirement would be so time consuming!

I wasn't aware of  the one 10 years ago, but did attend a different on in Pennsylvania a few years ago.

Bentonville, Arkansas....the OZ trails (Ozarks). Maybe better known from one of the trail systems, Slaughterpen. When Lynn and I came down in May I rode this section but it was pretty wet. Rides a lot better dry!

Coler Mtn. Park. Not XC stuff....

Jason, from the New Hampshire.

Mt Kessler....real fun stuff, XC style.

Randy from Illinois.

Kevin Nierman from MO and a fellow artist friend we ran into while out on the trail. Both Kevin and Clay Crymes contributed art to the Dirt Rag mag.

 Jason with his 2nd or 3rd flat....lucky Kyle from Texas brought a gross of tubes with him.

Shea (aka as DK) from Texas and me...I'm on top. 

The CREW R-L
Me, Shea/DK-TX, Kevin-MO, Kyle-TX, Randy-IL, Jason-NH, Brandon-MO

As I came in a day late, I covered some of the Back Forty that the guys rode before I got there. Nice XC variations.

Kevin Nierman

If you like pictures with a biking theme, check out Kevin's stuff. I have a number of prints for myself and have used them for gifts all framed up nicely.
When I saw this one last winter, which was used for the cover of Dirt Rag Magazine issue 153, I called Kevin immediately to secure the original....It has northern WI written all over it.

Made a small side trip after my last southern swing trail ride in AR to meet Kevin in MO to pick it up.