Well, my not so little girl had a Girl Scout thing in the big city of Salina, so Mom and I went riding around and exploring while my truck was in for an alignment at a nearby tire shop. After picking the youngster up, we all went riding around a bit to enjoy a few side streets.





After riding around a bit, we decided to stop at one of my old favorites for lunch. I had a hot ham and cheese on pita bread with all the fixins, while She Who Must Be Obeyed had a turkey wrap, and the tiny teenager had a Zombie burger. I didn't think to take a picture of our meal, as I was waiting for people to get out of the way so that I could take pictures.





This place has been around for longer than I have, and sometime in the past they opened a branch in Hutchinson. Just as good but the store is not as quaint.

We then proceeded to ride downtown to check out what all has changed. Quite a few of the stores have opened up into sort of an old town atmosphere with little coffee shops with bookstores or some type of bar-room atmosphere. I would like to visit a few of the latter someday (when not trying to provide a "wholesome" image for my 14 year old.



And I realize these next two pictures are not of the biking variety, but they are part of our ride so thought to include them.

I am a big fan of vintage steam locomotives and aircraft, and this old Constellation has been sitting on the tarmac since 1990 when I first moved to Salina to get my pilots license. The owner has worked on her since then off and on to bring her back. I have known her to fly twice in the period since then, and look for her every time I am back in town.




As of yesterday, She has been moved to the very North end of the tarmac, and he has pulled her far left engine. I am hoping to bring the family up when he gets her flying again, but with the cost of av-gas what it is, it may be a while yet.

Have a good week!