2010 Arkansas By the Book

The stats...

3 bikes, two GL1800's pulling trailers and my new used GS1150

My fuel cost 118.67

1936 miles

Saturday

Waco to Russellville

428 miles 104 of which was HWY 7

Sunday...

Russellville to Harrison 85 miles of HWY 7 (drop the trailers) then ride the Peel's Ferry Route...110 miles 378 curves and a cool ferry ride

Best road...160 in Missouri

Monday morning...

Push Mountain Route...146 miles 342 curves

Monday Afternoon...

The Jasper Disaster Route...56 miles 316 curves

Best road... Hwy 74

Tuesday morning...

Eureka Springs Backroad Route...132 miles 571 curves...

Best road 221...High speed sweeper city that dead ends in gravel if you miss the turn to Eureka Springs. Back track onto a single lane 221 where we think we saw the only elk of the trip...A calf crossing the road

Tuesday afternoon...

A short route I pieced together from the ride guide

50 miles

Best road... HWY 123 and Hwy 74

This short ride should be in the ride guide. This section of 123 is outstanding

Wednesday..

Bull Shoals Dam Route...100 miles 326 curves

A three hour ride that we modified to 187 miles and last all day with several extended stop and Thurday we would be headed home

Thursday...

Harrison to Mena to Waco...550 miles 13.5 hours

Best road... HWY 23

My longest day in the saddle for sure

Now for the pics

The GS up early and ready to go

First stop breakfast

First gas stop...Glen says lets get this show on the road!!

Don making sure the cooler is operational...

Russellville...that was quick...GS unloaded and ready to sleep...

Goldwings sleep with their head under the covers...

First scenic overlook on HWY 7 on the way to Harrison...

Another overlook...

And the view...

Those dang wing riders will stop anywhere...

Oh, they are waiting on a Ferry...

Glen say's about time he showed up...

Out on the water...

The GS reminds me he can't swim...

Glen..."I hate gravel parking lots"

Dark skies and a sign...

Don and Glen in Boxley Valley...

The official placard...

The Cabin fron the placard...

Inside the Cabin...

I like these signs...

The GS at an unofficial overlook...

The view...

After a while these are redundant...

Rock ledge roadside park...

From under the ledge...

The Family Budget Inn in Harrison...business was booming...

Hwy 7 at Jasper...

Bull Shoals Dam...

Bull Shoals Dam...Overlook, restrooms, air conditioning, souvenir shop and museum.

There's a bridge down there somewhere...

Don say's "let's take a closer look"...

A closer look...

The White River...18 miles downstream of Bull Shoals Dam...

Don and Glen enjoying the air conditioning...the wind off the water was very cool...

Another official sign...

Along the Buffalo River...

Me standing next to another official sign...

On the way home...another placard...

And the overlook...

Me standing on a rock ledge...

Don passed out when I told him we 350 miles from home and it was almost 1pm...

First rest stop back in Texas...

A nice rest stop could have been a lot nicer with a few hours of work...

Glen's bike at the last rest stop before we made it back into Waco...