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Arkansas 2012
The Lakes and Rivers tour…
Back in 2010 Don , Glen and I did a few day rides based out of the
Harrision area. We rode through a lot of nice country to get there
And I thought one day I’m going to check out riding below IH-40
In Arkansas so when my vacation week got cut short again I needed
some place to get away for a couple days.
There is nothing like heading on a road trip in Texas in July.
You must be prepared to deal with the heat so the plan was to
leave early and get a lot of miles behind me before the afternoon.
Well I got a bit lucky this year. For a week before very untypical rains
settled in over Texas and I would be blessed with occasional cloud cover
but I knew I would eventually get wet.
As this was my first out of state trip going solo I invested in the SPOT locater
and tracking service. It worked as advertised the entire trip. Plus it records
the good spots for you just in case you forget where you were when sorting
though the 217 pictures taken over 3 days.
Got the BWM GS Adventure loaded up and ready to go.
Headed out on Hwy 31. I despise driving through Corsicana so I found
another route through the city. It was much nicer and it put me on the
path to some nice lakes in East Texas
The sun broke through for a while as I neared my first stop. This is
Cedar Creek lake. If I’m not mistaken it was built in the late 60’s
In response to Ft Worth’s growing demand for water.
By Canton the heavy cloud cover has returned.
Crossing Lake Fork…The destination for “trophy class” largemouth bass in the state of Texas.
On the other side looking across the lake.
And the pilot.
I made couple wrong turns. And got diverted onto a small county roads
but eventually you have to trust the GPS. Well I learned later what
Reagan meant when he said “trust but verify”.
Still cloudy by the time I got to Winnsboro.
Another Texas lake stop, this time Lake Bob Sandlin.
View from the cockpit
Lake Bob Sandlin backs up to a power plant lake, Lake Monticello.
I’ve got a few miles behind me and am getting close to the
Texas/Oklahoma border.
Time for a lunch stop.
This is what $15 buys for lunch.
Half of that was for the beef jerky.
The pork loin sandwich was great but don’t bother with the jerky.
The guy ahead of me bought $120 worth.
I thought it must be good, boy was I wrong.
Next up a quick cut through Oklahoma and getting into Arkansas.
The Lakes and Rivers tour…
Back in 2010 Don , Glen and I did a few day rides based out of the
Harrision area. We rode through a lot of nice country to get there
And I thought one day I’m going to check out riding below IH-40
In Arkansas so when my vacation week got cut short again I needed
some place to get away for a couple days.
There is nothing like heading on a road trip in Texas in July.
You must be prepared to deal with the heat so the plan was to
leave early and get a lot of miles behind me before the afternoon.
Well I got a bit lucky this year. For a week before very untypical rains
settled in over Texas and I would be blessed with occasional cloud cover
but I knew I would eventually get wet.
As this was my first out of state trip going solo I invested in the SPOT locater
and tracking service. It worked as advertised the entire trip. Plus it records
the good spots for you just in case you forget where you were when sorting
though the 217 pictures taken over 3 days.
Got the BWM GS Adventure loaded up and ready to go.
Headed out on Hwy 31. I despise driving through Corsicana so I found
another route through the city. It was much nicer and it put me on the
path to some nice lakes in East Texas
The sun broke through for a while as I neared my first stop. This is
Cedar Creek lake. If I’m not mistaken it was built in the late 60’s
In response to Ft Worth’s growing demand for water.
By Canton the heavy cloud cover has returned.
Crossing Lake Fork…The destination for “trophy class” largemouth bass in the state of Texas.
On the other side looking across the lake.
And the pilot.
I made couple wrong turns. And got diverted onto a small county roads
but eventually you have to trust the GPS. Well I learned later what
Reagan meant when he said “trust but verify”.
Still cloudy by the time I got to Winnsboro.
Another Texas lake stop, this time Lake Bob Sandlin.
View from the cockpit
Lake Bob Sandlin backs up to a power plant lake, Lake Monticello.
I’ve got a few miles behind me and am getting close to the
Texas/Oklahoma border.
Time for a lunch stop.
This is what $15 buys for lunch.
Half of that was for the beef jerky.
The pork loin sandwich was great but don’t bother with the jerky.
The guy ahead of me bought $120 worth.
I thought it must be good, boy was I wrong.
Next up a quick cut through Oklahoma and getting into Arkansas.