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bygdawg
02-19-2007, 10:58 AM
This is the route I was telling you guys about:
Hwy. 5 to Hwy. 7 is really nice, but 341 is about 24 miles of nice
sweeping curves.

AR123 from AR164 (N in between Russellville and Clarksville) This is my
second favorite highway. At Hagerville (AR164), you can go west to
Clarksville (AR21) or east to Pelsor (AR7). If you go east, it's 28 miles
of beautiful twisties. Zero traffic and cops. Good road surface. NOTE:
AR123 continues NE from Lurton (AR7) for about 11 mile of great new
pavement and... without warning, turns to gravel! AR154 from AR7 at
Centerville to AR9 at Oppelo. This goes over Petit Jean Mt. / Park. AR16 /
AR9 from Clinton to Mt. View. 1st leg to Shirley is the best part. AR263
from AR92 by Brownsville to AR14 by Big Flat. Has some really great parts
and some really bad surfaces (especially around Fox to Onia). AR58 from
AR14 (E of Mt. View - fun too) to AR69 at Sage. The folks at Sony
PlayStation must have designed this road. From AR14 to Guion is real wide
and has some 40 mph chicanes that you can FLY on. County deputies like to
hang around just N of Guion. It's gets a lot tighter from Guion to Sage.
THE HOLY GRAIL AR341 from AR14 by Big Flat to AR5 by Norfork. The 17 miles
starting from AR14 is the best part. The road surface isn't as good from
the last 7 or 8 miles. David Edwards, the editor of CYCLE WORLD wrote
about this highway in the Jan. '00 issue. In the Feb. '00 issue, "Tour
Arkansas" ranked in the top 10 (I think) in "101 Things To Do Before You
Die". Waaaaaaaaay before ANY other state! As you can tell Mt.View is kind
of an "epicenter" of good highways. Many of our best are within 25 miles
of Mt. View. There's a Best Western right in the middle of town (at the
intersection of AR5-9-14). There are a few more hotels / motels (most N of
the BW) and several fast food places. Heck, there's even a Wal-Mart near by.
Mellow
02-19-2007, 11:14 AM
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bygdawg
02-19-2007, 11:29 AM
Awesome. Thanks for the graphic. That will help a lot. Also, I should add that there are lots of accomodations in Eureka Springs, Mountain Home, and Mountain View. We stayed at the Kettle Campground in Eureka, and I found it to be a really nice camping area.
rescuer
02-19-2007, 12:12 PM
If any of you guys come over to ride...make sure you "holler at me"! I have ridden some of those and they are great.
sparkinator
02-19-2007, 12:19 PM
Remember that road well. Something about a somebody 'afeared' a bear was gonna tackle 'em from the back of a truck.:D
bygdawg
02-19-2007, 12:49 PM
It's just a shame we didn't get a picture of that. I can't believe the Fish and Game folks ride around with Bears proped up on their tool boxes in Arkansas. :crackup
STill Fiddlin
02-19-2007, 12:51 PM
That terrifying critter did bear (PI!) a STriking resemblance to the one in the Mt. Nebo visitor center :). Maybe a cousin.
STindy05
02-19-2007, 01:01 PM
This sounds like a good three day weekend ride. Ride down to Branson, MO. Stay the night there and leave the girls to shop if they want and do a loop into AR and hit some good roads. Then be back for some good food and head back home the next day. Thanks for sharing the roads!

Landon
JW-1300
02-19-2007, 01:24 PM
Bet you'all wished you lived here???

P.S.

Bears know that out-of-staters are much tastier, so they leave the locals alone.
bygdawg
02-19-2007, 01:27 PM
I think you would find it well worth your while. See more pictures of the area and our trip here:

http://pics.midsouthspyders.com/listpics.asp?dir=Jay%5Fand%5FJennifer%5CMotorcycle %5CNatSToc+Part+I

http://pics.midsouthspyders.com/listpics.asp?dir=Jay%5Fand%5FJennifer%5CMotorcycle %5CNatSToc+Part+II

http://pics.midsouthspyders.com/listpics.asp?dir=Jay%5Fand%5FJennifer%5CMotorcycle %5COzark+Motorcycle+Ride+2005
TPadden
02-20-2007, 08:23 AM
Bet you'all wished you lived here???

Bet I live closer than you (30 min from 341) :D !

Tom
bygdawg
02-20-2007, 08:33 AM
I'm only about 6 hours away. :o:
motomac
02-27-2007, 09:02 AM
Man I'm only 16 hours away!!!
bygdawg
02-27-2007, 10:28 AM
Yeah...but it takes you two hours to dig out of all that snow. :o:
motomac
02-27-2007, 01:52 PM
Yeah, but I get out!!!!!! DesertSToc was a hoot!!! And I only had to shovel 1/2 block of my street and another half block of the intersection!!!!
bygdawg
02-27-2007, 02:12 PM
Well...Hopefully it was all melted when you got back. :D
motomac
02-27-2007, 02:26 PM
As a matter of fact I rode the last 75 miles of the trip in a snow storm!!! But none of it was sticking much on the roads (there's so much salt on these roads it would have to be much colder than it was to stick). It did start to accumulate on the windscreen during the last 30 miles.
bygdawg
02-27-2007, 02:50 PM
The salt or the snow? :crackup :crackup :crackup
motomac
02-27-2007, 03:11 PM
yes!!!
bygdawg
02-27-2007, 05:46 PM
I hate to rub it in, but it got up to 70 here today. Of course, my bike is sitting in the garage waiting on fresh rubber, so that really doesn't matter. :(
Brighteyesue
02-28-2007, 10:15 PM
As a matter of fact I rode the last 75 miles of the trip in a snow storm!!! But none of it was sticking much on the roads (there's so much salt on these roads it would have to be much colder than it was to stick). It did start to accumulate on the windscreen during the last 30 miles.

Sorry you didnt have a chance to stop in KC, but very glad you made it safely back home
motomac
03-01-2007, 08:46 AM
Sorry you didnt have a chance to stop in KC, but very glad you made it safely back home

Thanks Sue. Some day maybe my journeys will take me through the KC area. I 70 across Kansas has got to be one of the most boring roads in the country though. Unless of course you do it in the early spring and the wind is coming out of the north and it is snowing. Then it gets pretty interesting!!!!
bygdawg
03-01-2007, 10:03 AM
The only good thing about KC is the ribs. :D They do know how to make some ribs.
Brighteyesue
03-01-2007, 02:22 PM
Thanks Sue. Some day maybe my journeys will take me through the KC area. I 70 across Kansas has got to be one of the most boring roads in the country though. Unless of course you do it in the early spring and the wind is coming out of the north and it is snowing. Then it gets pretty interesting!!!!

Yep, its straight and flat and can be pretty chilly
bygdawg
03-01-2007, 02:34 PM
Chilly...I didn't know they made good chilli too. :)
Brighteyesue
03-01-2007, 03:43 PM
The only good thing about KC is the ribs. :D They do know how to make some ribs.

I disagree. We have arts, culture, sports, family friendly events year round, museums, great food and more.
bygdawg
03-01-2007, 04:55 PM
Did you just say sports??? :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup
Brighteyesue
03-01-2007, 07:08 PM
Did you just say sports??? :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup :crackup

Dude! That is SO cold.
bygdawg
03-01-2007, 07:43 PM
No...Cold would have been saying, well...at least you didn't say you had "good" sports. I have a friend that played for the Royals for a few years. Both he and I are glad that he got picked up by another team. Downtown Kansas was kind of cool, and I hear they have great hunting, but it starts running kind of thin after that, the food, and the museums. Plus, you guys have to worry about being in that tornado range during the tornado season, and you get your fair share of the freezing percipitation as well.