Joe's Arkansas Adventure
September 24th, thru October 2nd, 2011

Video Montage of Joe's Arkansas Adventure

Ark Adventure from SCRC Mid Hudson Chapter on Vimeo.

Thank you Rhodes Tavern for supplying us with the T-Shirts!

Saturday morning at Rhodes North Tavern Sloatsburg, NY

Jump'n Jeff is so dedicated SCRC is imprinted on his forehead.

Rob & Angela

Jump'n Jeff

Enjoying a sunny morning in Pennsylvania.

Phil, John & Rob at stop # 1 in PA

Maryland and its only 1 PM.

Rob & Joe at Stop 2 in Maryland

West Virginia 45 minutes later.

Great picture Frank.

Entering Skyline Drive.

Skyline Drive at 4 PM

John videos the group on Skyline Drive

Rob & Phil

Not so scenic with the fog.

Saturday night dinner at Captain Sam's.

Yes we allow Suzuki's too.

Sunday morning breakfast in Wellsboro, VA

A "3 person maximum" pedestrian bridge off of Blue Ridge Parkway.

Joe just hanging around hav'n fun at Sundays first fuel stop.

Rap's at Orchard Gap
The best pit stop on the Blue Ridge.

Huh?

John's Hog being in 2 places at once.
Virginia/North Carolina

Have we finally seen the last of the rain?

Sundays dinner at Murphy's in Boone, NC

Monday morning, after leaving Phil's house in Vilas, NC.

9:30 Monday Morning a perfect day to finish up the Blue Ridge
and head for the "Tail of the Dragon."

Lots of tunnels on the Blue Ridge

Phil, Jeff & Frank

Jeff having fun.

Highest elevation on the blue Ridge.

We completed all 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Monday 3:27 PM

Late Monday we reach the Tail of the Dragon.

The rain moved back in Monday night but no worry we are
coming back Tuesday morning to do the dragon again.

Time to head for Gatlinburg as the rain really kicks in.

Tuesday morning breakfast.
Then it's back to some hard riding.

Horsing around before riding the Tail of the Dragon, again.

I know you're laughing!

Come on guy's enough fooling around lets slay this dragon thing!

Harley Boy

Joe

Hardcore

Phil

Jump'n Jeff

Digg's

Sign says it all.

Tree of shame.
(motorcycle parts)

Then on to the Charohala Skyway...

where the sweeping curves feel endless.

Tennessee a motorcycle paradise.

John doesn't spend much time on his seat.

Entering Georgia!

John celebrating entering Georgia by standing on the passenger pegs.
Don't try this at home, we took the experienced rider course & John is certifiable.

Playing chicken with a semi!
John is texting while a tractor trailer is going the wrong way!

Gaining an extra hour as we enter Alabama.

6 PM Huntsville, Alabama

7:30 still a long way from Memphis, TN where we will spend the night.
Our longest most grueling day yet.

At 8:30 we cross into Mississippi still 121 miles from our room in Memphis.

Late night dinner at Hooters Memphis.

Arkansas!

Crossing the Mississippi.

The following morning we leave Memphis
and cross the Mississippi River into Arkansas.
One of the first things we see in Arkansas is Toad Suck HD.
Toad Suck, really? how do you get a town called Toad Suck?
Briefly it goes like this...
Long ago, steamboats traveled the Arkansas River when the water was at the right depth.
When it wasn't, the captains and their crew tied up to wait where the
Toad Suck Lock and Dam now spans the river. While they waited, they refreshed themselves
at the local tavern there, to the dismay of the folks living nearby, who said:
"They suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads." Hence, the name Toad Suck.