Ride #02 in the books….
After an early cool 70 degree’s 6:30 am start from Wichita, we arrived in Eureka Spring AK at 11:30 am for our start of the Pigs Tail trail, Hwy 23 south to Ozark AK.
Beautiful riding road, with grand and medium size “sweepers”, low traffic volume and canopy cover roads snaking through this country side. We document each ride with a picture and a gas receipt at each end of the requested ride. We decided the courthouse and roadside sign as our documentation.
Again, a clear day but hot and humid by the time we stopped at the end, 100 degrees and sweltering humidity with storms brewing all around us. By 3:30 we stopped in Clarksville AK to cool off and relax for the evening at the Crossroads sports bar for dinner and the Hilton for accommodations. Dinner was accompanied by booming thunder and the sound of heavy rain on the roof as we ate our meal. Good thing we decided to cover our bikes!
As far as southern hospitality goes, top notch! Its been a pleasure traveling through here.
Tomorrow we head towards Cherokee NC for the start of the BRP – Blue Ridge Parkway in the Smoky Mountains. We figure two days to get there.
WOW! Looks like a great ride & an even greater dinner!!! You won’t have to eat for a week, or at least til tomorrow😁 Glad you missed riding in the storm. We had a tornado watch from 4-11 PM. We got raging rain and strong winds..the only damage was to my delphiniums. Good you were tucked safely away & your bikes were covered. Makes for nice clouds, though. Can’t wait to see the Blue Ridge Highway. Safe passage…😘
I love the tree-lined roads. What is that bridge you crossed over a body of water?
Whew, 100° 🥵
Nice parts of shady canopy, roads look great, a very pretty ride.
Good grief… one pound of steak! You guys deserve it and probably need it after a long day on bikes!