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- First Name
- Russell
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- Bowman
For some time now we have been doing day trips and RTE’s with some friends of ours. Earlier this year in June we did our first road trip together to the Carolina’s and rode all the amazing roads in that beautiful part of our country.
Since we survived that trip and were able to put up with each other for a whole week together , we decided to make this a habit. So this past weekend we loaded up the bikes and rode out to Oklahoma and Arkansas to ride The Talimena Trail. We tried to time our ride with the peak of the fall colors and we were not disappointed – the colors were stunning and the weather was sunny and mild.
Our friends ride cruisers so we had purchased one so that we all rode similar rides. Here is a picture of our cruiser back in June at Deals Gap Resort.
However I wanted something more substantial since my wife rides as my passenger. So we recently traded the cruiser for another Gold Wing, our second Wing. Previously we owned a 2006 Gold Wing but then down sized with kids going to college and the economy being so iffy. As much as we liked the cruiser we really missed our Wing. They are such amazing bikes - comfort, speed, great handling, rider-to-rider intercom, luggage space, and the list goes on and on. So I am very glad to be back on a Wing.
Here I am packing up the Gold Wing early Saturday morning before the sunrise.
Arrived at the gas station early and fueled up. Watching the sunrise while waiting for our friends to arrive.
This will be a recurring theme for the trip. Our friend uses an iPhone and recently upgraded to the new iOS 6 and yes the new maps are horrible. We started out with him leading and promptly got lost trying to follow the route he previously loaded on his iPhone. Even though he had pre-programmed the route into his phone, it re-routed us all over North Texas when all we wanted to do was follow roads we mostly already knew.
Here we are at our first gas stop trying to figure out the iPhone maps. The iPhone constantly re-routed us with who knows what logic. I’m very glad I’m a late adopter when it comes to technology.
From Paris, TX we followed FM 195 North-East and then jumped on 37 to Idabel, OK. What a treat FM 195 is! It runs through some beautiful areas with upscale neighborhoods, horse ranches and nice open areas. We were pleasantly surprised by this road and have added it as one of our favorites to ride again.
From Idabel we headed North on 259 to Broken Bow where we made a lunch stop. We stopped at Papa Poblano’s for lunch as we despise eating at chains especially when on a road trip. We love seeing what the local flavor is by eating at as many local dives as we can. And while Papa Poblano’s is not a dive it is a good place to stop and eat.
More later…
Since we survived that trip and were able to put up with each other for a whole week together , we decided to make this a habit. So this past weekend we loaded up the bikes and rode out to Oklahoma and Arkansas to ride The Talimena Trail. We tried to time our ride with the peak of the fall colors and we were not disappointed – the colors were stunning and the weather was sunny and mild.
Our friends ride cruisers so we had purchased one so that we all rode similar rides. Here is a picture of our cruiser back in June at Deals Gap Resort.
However I wanted something more substantial since my wife rides as my passenger. So we recently traded the cruiser for another Gold Wing, our second Wing. Previously we owned a 2006 Gold Wing but then down sized with kids going to college and the economy being so iffy. As much as we liked the cruiser we really missed our Wing. They are such amazing bikes - comfort, speed, great handling, rider-to-rider intercom, luggage space, and the list goes on and on. So I am very glad to be back on a Wing.
Here I am packing up the Gold Wing early Saturday morning before the sunrise.
Arrived at the gas station early and fueled up. Watching the sunrise while waiting for our friends to arrive.
This will be a recurring theme for the trip. Our friend uses an iPhone and recently upgraded to the new iOS 6 and yes the new maps are horrible. We started out with him leading and promptly got lost trying to follow the route he previously loaded on his iPhone. Even though he had pre-programmed the route into his phone, it re-routed us all over North Texas when all we wanted to do was follow roads we mostly already knew.
Here we are at our first gas stop trying to figure out the iPhone maps. The iPhone constantly re-routed us with who knows what logic. I’m very glad I’m a late adopter when it comes to technology.
From Paris, TX we followed FM 195 North-East and then jumped on 37 to Idabel, OK. What a treat FM 195 is! It runs through some beautiful areas with upscale neighborhoods, horse ranches and nice open areas. We were pleasantly surprised by this road and have added it as one of our favorites to ride again.
From Idabel we headed North on 259 to Broken Bow where we made a lunch stop. We stopped at Papa Poblano’s for lunch as we despise eating at chains especially when on a road trip. We love seeing what the local flavor is by eating at as many local dives as we can. And while Papa Poblano’s is not a dive it is a good place to stop and eat.
More later…
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