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oklahoma_mike · 09-13-2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by drgibson

I am going to be pretty much with a group until we hit talimina the we are on our own until we get to Mena Ar. where we are spinding the night. Leve ther in the morning to go to Hatfield Ar. (hope they don't find out I'm a Mc Coy). The we come home. 550 mi. Sore rear here I come!

You guys play on one pass only?

**drgibson** · 09-13-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by oklahoma_mike

You guys play on one pass only?

Well I don't know how long the ride is. I heard it was 54 mi so we may have time to do Talimena and more. Someone mentioned Winding Stair and Mountain Pass hwy 259 was really nice. Looking at it on a map you could start out in Talihina go to 259 and take it to Octavia, turn around and come back to the senic route and then head into Mena. I have 3gb of memory for my Digital and I plan to use it. Any other suggestions would be welcome. We don't have to be in Mena until 5pm.

oklahoma_mike · 09-13-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by drgibson

Well I don't know how long the ride is. I heard it was 54 mi so we may have time to do Talimena and more. Someone mentioned Winding Stair and Mountain Pass hwy 259 was really nice. Looking at it on a map you could start out in Talihina go to 259 and take it to Octavia, turn around and come back to the senic route and then head into Mena. I have 3gb of memory for my Digital and I plan to use it. Any other suggestions would be welcome. We don't have to be in Mena until 5pm.

If you can resist stopping to enjoy the many vistas and attractions along the way, the route takes 1 hour and 10 minutes to drive. A leisurely drive with stops can take all day.

The last time I went I stopped at every vista and didn't spend as much time as I would have liked to it took all day and still didn't see it all.

by the way make sure you eat at Queen Wilhelmina lodge!
it is good food, cheap and one heck of a view.

FYI Talimena drive is home to the highest points between the Appalachians and the Rockies. It is also the highest east-west mountain range in America.

Check this out

chadrob30 · 09-13-2005, 03:43 PM

Oh well...count me out. The first is a Saturday, and I work weekends. Damn....

oklahoma_mike · 09-14-2005, 09:03 AM

That Stucks. If you head this way to visit the inlaws let me know will catch a brew somewhere.

oklahoma_mike · 09-14-2005, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by blackie1491

Looks like a great ride.
Enjoy.

Thank you!

Pinhy · 09-14-2005, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by drgibson

I am going to be pretty much with a group until we hit talimina the we are on our own until we get to Mena Ar. where we are spinding the night. Leve ther in the morning to go to Hatfield Ar. (hope they don't find out I'm a Mc Coy). The we come home. 550 mi. Sore rear here I come!

my mother's family tree goes back to the McCoys also...my dad's goes back to Al Capone i think...haha

oklahoma_mike · 09-14-2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinhy

my mother's family tree goes back to the McCoys also...my dad's goes back to Al Capone i think...haha

LOL

oklahoma_mike · 09-15-2005, 03:01 PM

Any one else what to try for OCT 1???

Pinhy · 09-15-2005, 06:17 PM

actually my grandmother's maiden name was Piscopo so could be related to Joe Piscopo i guess.

oklahoma_mike · 09-16-2005, 12:58 PM

McCoys, Capone and Piscopo
Man you have to be confused

**drgibson** · 09-30-2005, 08:12 AM

Well Tomorrow is the big day. We will leave the house at 6:00am to get to the meeting point at 7:30am. Then leave for Oklahoma at 8:30am. Over 70 bike going! We should hit Talihina OK around 12:30pm and we'll be on our own until 4:30 when we check in to the hotel in Mena AR

If your in the area would like to meet up with you. I like to put faces to those I harass.

stp1971 · 09-30-2005, 08:28 AM

Have Fun and Ride Safe!!!!!!!!!

oklahoma_mike · 09-30-2005, 02:49 PM

Work threw me a curve yesterday
I wont make it D**M

Be sure you stop at the Castle Rock Vista (Read the board there) and Eat at the lodge.

Take care and ride safe if you get into trouble Call my cell I'll pm it to you.

chadrob30 · 10-02-2005, 04:31 AM

Well, how did it go? Wish I could've made it....let's see some pics guys!

**drgibson** · 10-03-2005, 09:17 PM

Made it back alive I'll post more later.

bud van houten · 10-04-2005, 08:56 PM

i looked this ride up on there website and it looks awesome. a friend and i were planning another trip to the arkansas pig trail the 21st of this month, but now i think we'll detour to the talimena highway. we did the pig trail earlier this year, so this will be a new ride and i can hardly wait. hope the weather stays decent. later, bud

chadrob30 · 10-04-2005, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bud van houten

i looked this ride up on there website and it looks awesome. a friend and i were planning another trip to the arkansas pig trail the 21st of this month, but now i think we'll detour to the talimena highway. we did the pig trail earlier this year, so this will be a new ride and i can hardly wait. hope the weather stays decent. later, bud

Hey bud, where are you from? I live in Ft. Smith, just down the road from the Pig Trail....a buddy at work swears it's a great ride...maybe we can hook up and ride it someday...

oklahoma_mike · 10-05-2005, 07:26 AM

it's awesome!

bud van houten · 10-05-2005, 07:37 AM

chadrob30, i'm in kansas city. talked it over with my friend last night and we may try to ride both(pig trail and talimena). i'm semi-retired, so i can get away about anytime, but my friend(actually my girlfriends son)sells insurance and he has to sort of wait and see what's cookin' that week. plans now would be to leave thursday and drive to fort smith, make that our home away from home, ride the pig trail friday and the talimena saturday. again, a lot depends on the weather. i'm headed out this weekend to visit my mom and go on a poker run with my brother whike i'm there and it's suppose to be a great fall weekend. later, bud

09-13-2005, 03:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
chadrob30 Fourth gear and illegal Joined: May 2005 Bike: 2008 B-King Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 780	Oh well...count me out. The first is a Saturday, and I work weekends. Damn.... __________________ 2008 Suzuki B-King. Stock for now

09-15-2005, 03:01 PM	#29 (permalink)
oklahoma_mike Clunked into first gear Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit Location: Tulsa, OK area Posts: 216	Any one else what to try for OCT 1??? __________________ You have the Constitutional right, to not have any rights, the government doesn’t what you to have, at any given time! 2005 SV650 Yellow 2001 GS1200 Red

09-15-2005, 06:17 PM	#30 (permalink)
Pinhy Doesn't think you're funny Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 05 Boulevard M50 Black Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 5,210	actually my grandmother's maiden name was Piscopo so could be related to Joe Piscopo i guess. __________________ (a polite PM would have worked, but now it's about principle)

09-16-2005, 12:58 PM	#31 (permalink)
oklahoma_mike Clunked into first gear Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit Location: Tulsa, OK area Posts: 216	McCoys, Capone and Piscopo Man you have to be confused __________________ You have the Constitutional right, to not have any rights, the government doesn’t what you to have, at any given time! 2005 SV650 Yellow 2001 GS1200 Red

09-30-2005, 08:12 AM	#32 (permalink)
drgibson Thumper Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,473	Well Tomorrow is the big day. We will leave the house at 6:00am to get to the meeting point at 7:30am. Then leave for Oklahoma at 8:30am. Over 70 bike going! We should hit Talihina OK around 12:30pm and we'll be on our own until 4:30 when we check in to the hotel in Mena AR If your in the area would like to meet up with you. I like to put faces to those I harass. __________________ “The only difference between a Pit Bull and a Hockey Mom is lipstick.” Sarah Palin “Note this is in no way a political endorsement; I’m just quotin’ the funny stuff.” drgibson

09-14-2005, 09:03 AM	#25 (permalink)
oklahoma_mike Clunked into first gear Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit Location: Tulsa, OK area Posts: 216	That Stucks. If you head this way to visit the inlaws let me know will catch a brew somewhere.

09-30-2005, 08:28 AM	#33 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,775	Have Fun and Ride Safe!!!!!!!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

09-30-2005, 02:49 PM	#34 (permalink)
oklahoma_mike Clunked into first gear Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit Location: Tulsa, OK area Posts: 216	Work threw me a curve yesterday I wont make it D**M Be sure you stop at the Castle Rock Vista (Read the board there) and Eat at the lodge. Take care and ride safe if you get into trouble Call my cell I'll pm it to you. __________________ You have the Constitutional right, to not have any rights, the government doesn’t what you to have, at any given time! 2005 SV650 Yellow 2001 GS1200 Red

10-02-2005, 04:31 AM	#35 (permalink)
chadrob30 Fourth gear and illegal Joined: May 2005 Bike: 2008 B-King Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 780	Well, how did it go? Wish I could've made it....let's see some pics guys! __________________ 2008 Suzuki B-King. Stock for now

10-03-2005, 09:17 PM	#36 (permalink)
drgibson Thumper Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,473	Made it back alive I'll post more later. __________________ “The only difference between a Pit Bull and a Hockey Mom is lipstick.” Sarah Palin “Note this is in no way a political endorsement; I’m just quotin’ the funny stuff.” drgibson

10-04-2005, 08:56 PM	#37 (permalink)
bud van houten Ditch Magnet Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2000 intruder lc 1500 Location: kansas city, mo. Posts: 175	i looked this ride up on there website and it looks awesome. a friend and i were planning another trip to the arkansas pig trail the 21st of this month, but now i think we'll detour to the talimena highway. we did the pig trail earlier this year, so this will be a new ride and i can hardly wait. hope the weather stays decent. later, bud

10-05-2005, 07:26 AM	#39 (permalink)
oklahoma_mike Clunked into first gear Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit Location: Tulsa, OK area Posts: 216	it's awesome! __________________ You have the Constitutional right, to not have any rights, the government doesn’t what you to have, at any given time! 2005 SV650 Yellow 2001 GS1200 Red Last edited by oklahoma_mike; 10-05-2005 at 07:29 AM.

10-05-2005, 07:37 AM	#40 (permalink)
bud van houten Ditch Magnet Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2000 intruder lc 1500 Location: kansas city, mo. Posts: 175	chadrob30, i'm in kansas city. talked it over with my friend last night and we may try to ride both(pig trail and talimena). i'm semi-retired, so i can get away about anytime, but my friend(actually my girlfriends son)sells insurance and he has to sort of wait and see what's cookin' that week. plans now would be to leave thursday and drive to fort smith, make that our home away from home, ride the pig trail friday and the talimena saturday. again, a lot depends on the weather. i'm headed out this weekend to visit my mom and go on a poker run with my brother whike i'm there and it's suppose to be a great fall weekend. later, bud

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