For the last ten years or so, I’ve competed in a large-scale motorcycle scavenger hunt sponsored annually by Team Strange Airheads. This year’s event is called “Wheels on Walls Grand Tour.” For it, I need to collect photos of my motorcycle and rally flag taken in front of outdoor murals. The primary goal is to get photos of murals featuring wheeled vehicles. I can also collect up to ten that don’t feature wheels in them. Finally, there are several “special” locations around the world. The winner of this year’s grand tour will get a lovely plaque and bragging rights for the year, and everyone who finishes will get an enameled pin.
This post will cover some murals I collected close to home
June 8th – A classic historic image mural south of the railroad tracks in Kearney. Seems like most of the wheels I have in these murals are from trains.
June 8th – The Lincoln Highway (US 30) runs through the middle of Kearney and is a part of our local culture. I love how it takes the perspective of looking through a convertible’s windshield.
June 9th – Another of the historic image murals in central Nebraska – this one from the small town of Ravena to the north and east of Kearney.
July 5th – I would love to know the story behind these frontier Nebraska scenes with the town name and year of founding arched across the top. This one is in Pleasanton, straight north of Kearney.
July 5th – Despite it being the Fifth of July in central Nebraska, I was actually cold while out riding this morning to Sumner, to the north and west of Kearney.
You can view all of my Wheels on Walls Grand Tour posts here.