Route #007
Distance: 5 miles (total lost guess)
Travel Time: no idea. (guess: 40 minutes = 15 minutes looking at map + 25 minutes in the saddle)
Level of Difficulty: (1:easy - 5:hard) 2
Where I mapped:
Where I might have gone:
I started out by going North on Independence and headed east towards Nichols Hills. I got lost and ended up taking Pennsylvania south once I found a main road.
The blue lines are where I might have traveled.
Some notes on the ride:
1) Found a house in Nichols Hills that was 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath for $219,000. It is only 1500 square feet, but I was thrilled to see something that I could afford one day in a nice neighborhood that wasn't a half million dollars.
2) Really, really big houses. But they actually distract you from the ride. It would probably be a better place for a walk... with a camera.
Trouble Spots:
1) I totally got lost. There are few street signs in Nichols Hills. I would come to intersections in the neighborhoods and not see street signs. I marked the possible routes of where I got lost. I found Pennsylvania and ran back to home base.
2) Again, really nice houses. REALLY bumpy streets.
3) Drivers were less courteous in Nichols Hills than those in Warr Acres.
4) N. Villa and N. Penn Ave - very rough North/South streets. I just get bad vibes about them.
There are a lot of North/South roads. I will probably make a map that focuses more on finding a clear North/South route loop and will go East / West at a bit more plain and straight path. I'll probably go even farther North through the Village and hit up the Pied Piper Park. I saw that on the map and it cracked me up. I gotta go take a look.
Cheers,
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