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ChiTown
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I'm over hibernating and not riding. The few day trips, and the ( cold, boring, mostly slab ) trip to Key West I've had this winter hardly satisfied my needs. I've been watching the weather closely, waiting for some of the low temps in Arkansas to only be around freezing and warmer during the day.
Global Warming my ass.... this winter has been brutal for us.
So finally last week, the weather looked like it was going to warm up in AR, so I packed up, got out of my responsibilities, and started heading South ignoring the snow in the forecast for Illinois. I need to get out in some mountains and ride!
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DAY 1
It was a little chilly, I didn't leave nearly as early as I wanted, coming up with extensive excuses takes time! ( the clock was wrong in this pic ) actually 11am
As the Weather Gods has promised it started snowing, and for about 4 hours there were isolated snow showers.
I made it through the snow, thankfully it was quite windy, not really allowing the snow to accumulate on the highway. As you can see here the sun was out by this time.
I was on a real tight budget with the whole recession and all...... I had planned on only camping like usual for me, but after riding all day in below freezing temps, I happened by this no-tel motel while getting fuel, planning on riding a few more hours South in MO. $22 for a warm bed was to good to pass up considering camping in a state park after buying firewood could cost the same.... I wasn't near anywhere to camp for free, and since I left on such short noticed I was unable to use Tent Space successfully, though I tried.
There was a good BBQ joint next door, and I spent some time studying the Arkansas Altlas, dreaming of the roads to come.... I was much better prepared this time to explore the fire roads and trails having better suited tires and quite a bit more dirt riding experience than I had last year when I was here. I was going to get dirty...:wink:
DAY 2
In the morning I finally jumped off the slab.
Yep.
It was still around freezing, but slowly getting warmer.
* At this point I'm going to let the pictures of the roads do most of the talking*
Mammoth Springs
As you can see, there was still plenty of snow. I was wondering what the fire roads were going to be like... For the time being I enjoyed the twisty roads, not pushing hard at all, the roads were covered with salt, and were deciving.
Global Warming my ass.... this winter has been brutal for us.
So finally last week, the weather looked like it was going to warm up in AR, so I packed up, got out of my responsibilities, and started heading South ignoring the snow in the forecast for Illinois. I need to get out in some mountains and ride!
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DAY 1
It was a little chilly, I didn't leave nearly as early as I wanted, coming up with extensive excuses takes time! ( the clock was wrong in this pic ) actually 11am
As the Weather Gods has promised it started snowing, and for about 4 hours there were isolated snow showers.
I made it through the snow, thankfully it was quite windy, not really allowing the snow to accumulate on the highway. As you can see here the sun was out by this time.
I was on a real tight budget with the whole recession and all...... I had planned on only camping like usual for me, but after riding all day in below freezing temps, I happened by this no-tel motel while getting fuel, planning on riding a few more hours South in MO. $22 for a warm bed was to good to pass up considering camping in a state park after buying firewood could cost the same.... I wasn't near anywhere to camp for free, and since I left on such short noticed I was unable to use Tent Space successfully, though I tried.
There was a good BBQ joint next door, and I spent some time studying the Arkansas Altlas, dreaming of the roads to come.... I was much better prepared this time to explore the fire roads and trails having better suited tires and quite a bit more dirt riding experience than I had last year when I was here. I was going to get dirty...:wink:
DAY 2
In the morning I finally jumped off the slab.
Yep.
It was still around freezing, but slowly getting warmer.
* At this point I'm going to let the pictures of the roads do most of the talking*
Mammoth Springs
As you can see, there was still plenty of snow. I was wondering what the fire roads were going to be like... For the time being I enjoyed the twisty roads, not pushing hard at all, the roads were covered with salt, and were deciving.
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