Looking for the Natural State

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Retired fire watch station on Talimena National Scenic Byway in 2007. May the sky be as clear on this ride.

 

School is done and I’m heading for Arkansas in the morning. I’ll visit my daughter for a few days and then hit some of the roads that make the state a great motorcycling destination. In the process, I’m going to work on a story for Rider. Editor Tuttle said he’d like a feature length piece. I will do my best to oblige. The wild card is the weather. The forecast for the next week or so doesn’t look promising.

As a precaution I doused the Aerostich suit with water repellant. While sorting through my other gear I discovered my over boots are looking shabby. They’ll make the first day’s ride, but that’s about all. No worries though, Amazon to the rescue. A replacement pair of Tingleys will be waiting at my daughter’s house.

This footwear thing is kind of a big deal to me. On a previous ride to Arkansas I encountered rain that made the road run like a river. I had to pull off and hide under a gas station canopy, something I almost never do. It was that bad. As a result, I spent the next few days slogging in soggy boots. When I got home the dog got a whiff of them and ran whimpering to the corner. A couple of days later my big toes started to ache. Then the nails turned black. After about a year they fell off. Not a scenario I care to repeat. Well that’s enough unpleasantness, the Natural State waits!

I’m going to post updates and a few pictures as I get time. If you’d care to see some shots of Arkansans in all its splendor, stay tuned.

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