A splendid fall day spent cycling the K-99 Natural Stone Scenic Byway. Scenic it is! My real goal was to fill in the map of places that I've ridden this year, and K-99 from Wamego, through Alma, to the junction with K-4 stood out. The outbound southern trip I made pretty much without pause, save for a brief rest stop at Railroad Park in Alma. I was blown away by the gorgeous early fall color, though, so the northward trip back I spent as a tourist, ogling the scenery and stopping frequently to take photos. The turnaround point was the KDOT storage facility where the Cottonwood 200 SAG always is. I was amused to see that the route markings are still visible there. The skies were clear and the temperature in the upper 60s, with mostly light North or WNW winds. The North wind was just noticeably annoying for the last northward leg from Alma back into Wamego. Wore my bibs and the SmartWool jersey. I could probably have gotten away with regular shorts.