The View from Osage Hill A blog by KentuckyWR

Trail Stewards – A Rare Breed

Trail Stewards – A Rare Breed

Something I learned before I ever went to Idaho in 2008 is that the guys out there were serious about “their” trails. First off, I was told to not even come unless I had...

Touring Idaho – Dual Sport Style

Touring Idaho – Dual Sport Style

Mark is the person that got me interested in researching what he was calling the “T1” dual sport tour of Idaho. I have no real plans to do the T1 but was interested in...

Print Publications?

Print Publications?

I noticed about 4 weeks ago that none of the weekly Cycle News publications were showing up in our mailbox. And then, there it was in print right there in Dirt Rider, Cycle News,...

The view from above . . .

The view from above . . .

One nice part about my job doing GIS for State Government is the access to the most current aerial photography and other data layers. The Federal Government through the National Aerial Inventory Program (NAIP)...

Going up!

Going up!

Here’s a nice little game trail with a big change in elevation that runs from midway up the ridge all the way to the top and then back down dropping off into the woods....

More Dual Sporting

More Dual Sporting

Mark sent me another link of photos to their most recent ride. Looks like he’s gotten Derrick involved too! A small crew went down to Harlan County for a dual sport ride and this...

A Nice Fall Day . . .

A Nice Fall Day . . .

Have been quite busy lately but did get to ride a bit last Sunday. It was the same day as the final 2010 KORHS event but I decided to go and have some fun...

More Red Bird Crest Trail Footage

More Red Bird Crest Trail Footage

I had the pleasure of riding the loop with the crew from Marion County a couple weeks ago. Michael said they’d ridden to the store before, but not any further. We left the truck...

My First Enduro, Not my Last!

My First Enduro, Not my Last!

Yesterday was a learning experience for sure . . . the concept of an enduro has always intrigued me and yesterday was my first real exposure to the whole deal. I got the idea...

Contour GPS!

Contour GPS!

I’m sure every Geo-techno-geek is drooling over one of these new devices from Contour. I have the ContourHD helmet camera, but it lacks the new GPS and still photo functionality. Having those two features...