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CVO Social => Ride Report => Topic started by: RGlideKid on September 26, 2015, 08:29:11 PM
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Patty and I did a single overnighter from our place down to Mountain View, Arkansas this past Thursday and Friday. The road conditions and temps were really great for the outing, and the bike ran like a fine-tuned Swiss watch.
Mountain Home is something like the Bluegrass/Gospel capital of Arkansas, and has some interesting shops around the town square, and it's really hard not to find a great biking road anywhere near there. We had one of the best breakfasts we've ever had at the Rainbow Cafe just down from the county courthouse. Saw a bunch of CVO's Thursday night who must've been heading north to Bikes, Blues, and BBQ in Fayetteville.
Highway 341 is a really awesome ride with about 1 hour of twisties, and...awe heck, it's ALL nothing but twisties and elevation changes down there, and we're blessed to live so close to such fine scenery!
We put about 300 miles on her in the one day we were gone, and now we're plotting our next outing, maybe to Memphis this time.
See the next post down for a couple of pics.
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This was a neat pull-off northeast of Mountain View along a very twisty section of Hwy 9 between the White River and the town of Melbourne.
There are some very good riding roads in the southeastern Ozarks, folks!
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There are pretty rides all over that area. So glad you got to take advantage of what's been the continued great weather. Great rides are just like the instructions on shampoo bottles. Rinse and repeat :2vrolijk_21: .
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Looks good buddy, we like riding that area also. In fact we have a group trip that is supposed to stay in Mountain View on the way to Eureka Springs next year. :bananarock:
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I can tell you guys that after 25+ years of living in a place where we always dreamed of being closer to mountains and clear streams and twisty roads, that there were many times during that Mountain View trip when I just shook my head at the scenery and the curves and thanked God that I lived up here now.
Over the years I've had the blessing of living in or traveling thru some of the most beautiful areas and riding roads this country has to offer, areas that in many ways make the Ozark Mountains pale in comparison, but to have these Ozarks in my backyard is still an eye-opener for me and a very pleasant one at that.
Appreciate your comments, fellows!
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We take a ride up that way for a few days each year during the fall when the leaves are changing colors. Beautiful Country. Couple of years ago we stopped in Cotter and did a little trout fishing.
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We take a ride up that way for a few days each year during the fall when the leaves are changing colors. Beautiful Country. Couple of years ago we stopped in Cotter and did a little trout fishing.
Cotter is one of those cool little towns you might just see in a romantic movie one day. The setting is right, and the scenery is awesome. They've done an awesome job of paving the streets and many of the homeowners have a tremendous amount of pride in their homes and yards and many are just very quaint. And the old 62B bridge across the White River into town is a must see for anyone in this area. Here's a photo I took of that bridge some time ago from the little town park below it.
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I agree it's beautiful country. Don't know if you have ever been to or thru........Springdale. My folks grew up on farms in rural Mississippi, but they both left there as adults and I grew up as their kid in Omaha, Nb. So every year, my Dads two weeks of vacation were to take us down to see family in Miss. and the trip always took us thru the Ozarks...(This was way before Interstate highways).......Our first night always ended up in Springdale at a little (Mom and Pop Motel) immediately next door to the AQ Chicken House. :apple: I'm talking about trips in the 50's and early 60's.
Most every year, I had their "gizzard special" which was one half a chicken plus 6 gizzards, french fries honey and rolls.
Damn, I miss that place, no idea if it is still there..........but if so, you should check it out. :2vrolijk_21:
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I agree it's beautiful country. Don't know if you have ever been to or thru........Springdale.
Still there. In Springdale and Rogers :2vrolijk_21: .
http://www.aqchickenhouse.net/
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Still there. In Springdale and Rogers :2vrolijk_21: .
http://www.aqchickenhouse.net/
I'm saving that link! That looks like some really good grub!
We're likely to head back to Eureka Springs and Fayetteville/Rogers again this coming Wed/Thurs to just do the roads again and visit Pig Trail HD in Rogers and the Cabelas in Springdale. Coming from where we live, that's the BIG city to us!
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I agree it's beautiful country. Don't know if you have ever been to or thru........Springdale. My folks grew up on farms in rural Mississippi, but they both left there as adults and I grew up as their kid in Omaha, Nb. So every year, my Dads two weeks of vacation were to take us down to see family in Miss. and the trip always took us thru the Ozarks...(This was way before Interstate highways).......Our first night always ended up in Springdale at a little (Mom and Pop Motel) immediately next door to the AQ Chicken House. :apple: I'm talking about trips in the 50's and early 60's.
Most every year, I had their "gizzard special" which was one half a chicken plus 6 gizzards, french fries honey and rolls.
Damn, I miss that place, no idea if it is still there..........but if so, you should check it out. :2vrolijk_21:
Hey, Moscooter...check this out!
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I'm saving that link! That looks like some really good grub!
We're likely to head back to Eureka Springs and Fayetteville/Rogers again this coming Wed/Thurs to just do the roads again and visit Pig Trail HD in Rogers and the Cabelas in Springdale. Coming from where we live, that's the BIG city to us!
My mouth has been watering since I saw that too. Last time I ate there has to be a couple years ago. I won't have a chance Saturday as have something with the Greyhound rescue group. Of course all my dogs know about that is it's a road trip (which they love) to see their dog friends (which they love). But I could eat there Sunday. I could, I could, I really could. Of course the hard part is always wondering which bike to take.....
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My mouth has been watering since I saw that too. Last time I ate there has to be a couple years ago. I won't have a chance Saturday as have something with the Greyhound rescue group. Of course all my dogs know about that is it's a road trip (which they love) to see their dog friends (which they love). But I could eat there Sunday. I could, I could, I really could. Of course the hard part is always wondering which bike to take.....
My sister and her daughter both got miniature Greyhounds from a rescue group years ago and really loved those dogs!
I read the menu to my wife earlier, and that about sealed our fate. We're eating there our next trip thata way!
And hey, the way I see it Don, it ain't which bike to take that's the problem...it's which pants to wear that allow for the most comfort on the way home after pigging out. I sure do love me some good fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy!
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Dad gum, I think I've highjacked my own thread with all this talk about down home cooking! :oops:
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Hey, Moscooter...check this out!
:2vrolijk_21:
Great to see they are still going. If I were any where close, I'd for sure stop there. :apple:
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My sister and her daughter both got miniature Greyhounds from a rescue group years ago and really loved those dogs!
I read the menu to my wife earlier, and that about sealed our fate. We're eating there our next trip thata way!
And hey, the way I see it Don, it ain't which bike to take that's the problem...it's which pants to wear that allow for the most comfort on the way home after pigging out. I sure do love me some good fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy!
Food = Good. That's all the new common core math I need ;D .
I've had several Italian Greyhounds over the years. They are fun little dogs. Had quite a few full sized Greyhounds over the years too. Right now it's the pair of big'uns. Nothing more relaxed than a relaxed Greyhound :coolblue: .
Man oh man I'm looking forward to the Sunday food ride.....
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Patty and I did a single overnighter from our place down to Mountain View, Arkansas this past Thursday and Friday. The road conditions and temps were really great for the outing, and the bike ran like a fine-tuned Swiss watch.
Mountain Home is something like the Bluegrass/Gospel capital of Arkansas, and has some interesting shops around the town square, and it's really hard not to find a great biking road anywhere near there. We had one of the best breakfasts we've ever had at the Rainbow Cafe just down from the county courthouse. Saw a bunch of CVO's Thursday night who must've been heading north to Bikes, Blues, and BBQ in Fayetteville.
Highway 341 is a really awesome ride with about 1 hour of twisties, and...awe heck, it's ALL nothing but twisties and elevation changes down there, and we're blessed to live so close to such fine scenery!
We put about 300 miles on her in the one day we were gone, and now we're plotting our next outing, maybe to Memphis this time.
See the next post down for a couple of pics.
We passed each other! We rode to Mountain View on Friday, after spending the first part of the week in Bentonville. Rode through Eureka Springs, spent the weekend riding around Mountain View area. Awesome and Spectacular scenery and roads. Listened to the blue grass performers on the square in Mountain View, ate at the Rainbow Cafe, great grilled trout for dinner. Put this ride on your list, had a great time. And had little traffic as everybody was in Fayetteville😀
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We passed each other! We rode to Mountain View on Friday, after spending the first part of the week in Bentonville. Rode through Eureka Springs, spent the weekend riding around Mountain View area. Awesome and Spectacular scenery and roads. Listened to the blue grass performers on the square in Mountain View, ate at the Rainbow Cafe, great grilled trout for dinner. Put this ride on your list, had a great time. And had little traffic as everybody was in Fayetteville😀
No foolin? :D
We saw a bunch of CVO's in Mtn View that Thurs night gearing up for BBQ the next day. I didn't get a chance to go talk to them, but now it makes me wish I had and makes me want to get some of our CVOHarley.org business cards to hand out! We came up Hwy 5 that Friday from Mtn Home to the southeast side of Mountain Home, then went west on 62 to Flippin where we stopped at the WalMart. I think we left Mtn View about 1pm after sleeping in, cleaning the bike, and then a late breakfast, then we walked around the town square and thru the shops for a while. Small world!
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Food = Good. That's all the new common core math I need ;D .
I've had several Italian Greyhounds over the years. They are fun little dogs. Had quite a few full sized Greyhounds over the years too. Right now it's the pair of big'uns. Nothing more relaxed than a relaxed Greyhound :coolblue: .
Man oh man I'm looking forward to the Sunday food ride.....
Patty and I have reservations at the BW in Eureka Springs this Wed and Thurs night. Thursday's supposed to be awesome weather, so we're heading over to the Cabelas and Pig Trail, then to AQ's for early dinner! Gonna have me some fun!!!
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Harry, you live in some beautiful country my friend.
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A friend and I rode 341 on Tuesday. We had been down to the Texas hill country to ride the 3 sisters with some other friends. Came back through Arkansas so we could ride 123, 16, 7, and 21 again. On the way out we stopped in Leslie and had lunch at the Skylark Café. The burritos were amazing. I had the special Brisket taco's with spicy slaw. Damn it was all good. Saw 341 on the map and just had to give it a spin. :2vrolijk_21:
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Harry, you live in some beautiful country my friend.
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Come see us, Lance!
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A friend and I rode 341 on Tuesday. We had been down to the Texas hill country to ride the 3 sisters with some other friends. Came back through Arkansas so we could ride 123, 16, 7, and 21 again. On the way out we stopped in Leslie and had lunch at the Skylark Café. The burritos were amazing. I had the special Brisket taco's with spicy slaw. Damn it was all good. Saw 341 on the map and just had to give it a spin. :2vrolijk_21:
You were a long way from home, Mike, and you sure lived up to your handle "backroad mike"!
You definitely took the path less travelled, and I know you had a good time. 341 is nice road and never crowded it seems.
We've not tried the Skylark in Leslie, but drive by there several times a year at least. The bakery there in Leslie is great and makes some really nice breads.
The 3 Sisters and that whole area down there is worth the trip! We wanna get back in April to see the wildflowers in bloom, plus hopefully it's not so hot yet. Been a long time since I've been down thataway.
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Come see us, Lance!
I'd love to, maybe in the spring around late April or the first part of May and if not then it would be like a year from now late Sept. I bought this bike to ride and I'm going to do it... I need to quit letting work get in the way of life.
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I'd love to, maybe in the spring around late April or the first part of May and if not then it would be like a year from now late Sept. I bought this bike to ride and I'm going to do it... I need to quit letting work get in the way of life.
When I gave it up at 56 and my wife at 58, we never looked back. They said I'd get calls to go back to work part-time as a consultant, but I wanted no part of that. I don't miss the corporate world one bit. I thought I'd miss the income and the benefits, but I didn't realize how good it would feel to walk away from it all. My cholesterol and BP dropped, and I've only put on 5 pounds in 2 years and I'll bet most of that is muscle from hard work of a different nature.
Of course, you have a different career Lance, but it's made tougher because I'm assuming you're the owner and the boss and a worker bee at times as well, so maybe that's way tougher than a desk job. I talk to my old buddies still struggling with their jobs and the company and many have cursed me for being able to retire early (good-naturedly of course), but all want to know how to make it happen as soon as possible. Everyone should get to try retirement. If you can entertain yourself and have hobbies and interests you share with your wife, it's a no-brainer.
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AQ. Today. Yum.
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Not to hijack your thead, but being you are from the Bull Shoals area have you crossed the Peal Ferry? We rode to Harrision a couple weeks ago and found more roads to ride than we could do in a couple weeks, but the ferry ride was something we felt like we wanted to go back and do for sure.
David
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Not to hijack your thead, but being you are from the Bull Shoals area have you crossed the Peal Ferry? We rode to Harrision a couple weeks ago and found more roads to ride than we could do in a couple weeks, but the ferry ride was something we felt like we wanted to go back and do for sure.
David
Yes we have, both in a Jeep and on the bike. It's a weird experience, putting your bike on a steel barge only big enough for 8 cars, but it works. If any of you try it, hopefully it'll be low wind and a nice day. The crossing takes about 20 minutes and it's free. As far as I know it's the only operational ferry in Arkansas still running, and they run it 7 days a week, making a trip every 40 minutes to one side or the other. The ferry is about 45 minutes from our house, and the ride up to it on the Arkansas side is Hwy 125, which is a fantastic motorcycle road.
Below is a pic of the ferry in the background behind our bike.
And here's a link to the official site:
http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/peel-ferry/18735
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We are headed for Mt Magazine on the 14th of Oct. and will ride around Arkansas for a week. I hope the leaves are changing when we get there. Billy
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We are headed for Mt Magazine on the 14th of Oct. and will ride around Arkansas for a week. I hope the leaves are changing when we get there. Billy
Mt. Magazine is a great run, and the new State Park Lodge at the top is definitely worth a visit. They also have pretty good grub there. Mid-October will be early for that far south for the fall change, but there may be a couple of species that are going thru the change at that time.
If you've never been, you also need to check out Petit Jean SP and Mt. Nebo SP over by Dardanelle. These three mountain parks are well worth the visit and have some challenging roads to ride! Bring your cameras!
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Thank you for that information and the link to the ferry. We will probably try to hit it when the colors get started. Its about a 4 hour ride to there for us that we can never seem to do in less than 8 hours....lol.
Mt Magazine is a very nice area, and if you have the extra time from there, go to Mena Ar and pick up the Talimina Dr over to Talimina Ok
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Thank you for that information and the link to the ferry. We will probably try to hit it when the colors get started. Its about a 4 hour ride to there for us that we can never seem to do in less than 8 hours....lol.
Mt Magazine is a very nice area, and if you have the extra time from there, go to Mena Ar and pick up the Talimina Dr over to Talimina Ok
The Talimina Trail is an awesome ride, that's for sure. We spent the night out around Talihena years ago while traveling on the bikes. We had no idea that easter Oklahoma was so green and hilly and just plain beautiful. Went to Heavener on another trip and saw the Runestone up there. Strange thing that. Have also been all up and down Hwy 259 thru Broken Bow and that area as well. 259 just south of Big Cedar was a surprise for us. Very hilly and a great view from the top of that big overlook.
One of these days, gonna make it back to the Talimena. And if you're ever in Mena for lunch, eat at the Skyline Cafe downtown on 88. I think that's the place we ate at as I recall. One of the best cheeseburgers I've ever had anywhere. Also if your doing a round trip, Hwy 270 that runs parallel to the Talimena Trail is a nice road, plus there's a crazy little (very rustic) bar right on the state line on 270 before you cross back into OK. I mean it's rustic, but they have cold beer and it ain't too expensive as I recall!
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Really nice. Thanks for posting.
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Thanks Guys .Tell me all the good roads as we will be there for a week riding almost all day everyday. Billy
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Thanks Guys .Tell me all the good roads as we will be there for a week riding almost all day everyday. Billy
Shoot me a PM and I'll shoot some intel at you!
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I believe I know the place you are talking about there in Mena and it is a great place for a burger. There are a lot of roads in the SE part of Oklahoma that you are talking about that are very scenic. We have done a lot of the unnamed county roads there and I guess I will never understand how a new blacktop road can go for miles back into the hills only to just stop......lol.
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Are you seeing any color change up in your area yet?
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Only with a couple of species that are known for an early change. The real change won't happen in this area until late October or early November.
Last year we took the Jeep up to the Glade Top Trail in southern Missouri in the Mark Twain Natn'l Forest. That was around Nov 10th and we had just missed the peak up there by days. That's an unusually late peak for south Missouri.
I'm hoping for cool/cold nights and sunny days with just a little more rainfall over the next week or two. That may give us some nice color here for starters in about 2-3 weeks.
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With all the rain this spring and a the summer we had, I am hoping for a beautiful fall once the temperature starts dropping. If you think about it drop me a message when you see a good change in the leaves. Would sure like to make a 3 day weekend loop through there
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With all the rain this spring and a the summer we had, I am hoping for a beautiful fall once the temperature starts dropping. If you think about it drop me a message when you see a good change in the leaves. Would sure like to make a 3 day weekend loop through there
I'll try to remember to do just that! In the meantime, check out this website. These are two brothers that have been reporting on the fall color change in the Ozarks for many years and in my opinion are experts on the subject. They will have the timing down pat on when the change will occur, even by region. It's the best real-time info I've found on the web about this part of the country. And the website is huge and is a great asset to travelers thru this area. Enjoy!
http://www.ozarkmtns.com/foliage/index.asp
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Thank you! That page just got saved