Now that the National is over we can start thinking about the "Arkansas Regional Ride at Jack's Resort" ride that is unofficially "Fred's Birthday Ride". Hopefully the summer time heat will be a distant memory and we can get reacquainted with the Arkansas roads. I am thinking about cooking out burgers and hot dogs Saturday night but I am open to suggestions. ;D
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Fred's Birthday ride in Arkansas
- Thread starter rbentdude
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By the way the ride is 18,19 of October. See you there. If you like fishing I understand that is good also.
http://jacksresort.com/ this is the url for Jack's Resort.
http://jacksresort.com/ this is the url for Jack's Resort.
Reservations were made months back and we will be there. ;D
I can help out with cooking on Saturday night.
Pamela and I are leaving Thursday morning from Mesquite and will likely blast up the slab.
The ride to Coopers next Saturday is a good tune up for Jacks...HINT HINT :motonoises:
Craig
I can help out with cooking on Saturday night.
Pamela and I are leaving Thursday morning from Mesquite and will likely blast up the slab.
The ride to Coopers next Saturday is a good tune up for Jacks...HINT HINT :motonoises:
Craig
Yes I know they said there would be grills but I was concerned that they might not be suitable, for our refined tastes that is. Anyway Robert Cecil who lives in Vilonia, Ar has volunteered to bring his grill to the party so maybe I can ride up after all.
Craig I thought I would be able to make your ride to eat in Llano but my wife is insisting that we go to our cabin in Arkansas this weekend. Just because it has been a month since we have been there and my grass is probably high enough to hide my dog. It was for a good cause (National, Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore).
Craig I thought I would be able to make your ride to eat in Llano but my wife is insisting that we go to our cabin in Arkansas this weekend. Just because it has been a month since we have been there and my grass is probably high enough to hide my dog. It was for a good cause (National, Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore).
bigjoeva68
Road Bike
I am working on making this trip again... ;D
bigjoeva68
Road Bike
Rev Ryder said:
Oh, you should definitely come. I'm worth it. ;D
I still have the V for now. Probably going to sell it after this trip. Still got my eye on a C14 eventually...
Weather will determine if I bike or cage. I will be on business in Tennessee until that Thursday...if the weather cooperates, I may take the bike for that and leave direct. Not sure yet, still in the planning stages.
Kevin said:
Sure it would, but unless you get there early everybody will be out riding already. Where are you coming from?
Cliff :beerchug:
bigjoeva68
Road Bike
Reservations made. She said it is getting crowded, that is a good sign! :beerchug:
Still don't know if caging or biking...but I will be their regardless. :great:
Still don't know if caging or biking...but I will be their regardless. :great:
Good News! Looks like after the big Western CONUS trough moves through the southern plans and ARKLATEX this weekend and early next week, Big ridge settles in over SC COG area with drier air and cool temps in NC AR.
Perhaps low 40's and high 60's with sunny skies for the ride with dry riding for SC riders. ;D :campfire: :Woot_Emoticon:
Looks like we are going to catch a break on the weather and I hope the colors are as good this year as last!
Just need to keep an eye out for deer......... :violent-smiley-007:
Craig
Perhaps low 40's and high 60's with sunny skies for the ride with dry riding for SC riders. ;D :campfire: :Woot_Emoticon:
Looks like we are going to catch a break on the weather and I hope the colors are as good this year as last!
Just need to keep an eye out for deer......... :violent-smiley-007:
Craig
It will probably add two or three hours to the trip vs. the slab, but I'm thinking of routing through the Talimena Scenic Drive (OK.)/Skyline Drive (AR.)
on Thursday from the DFW area. Some of you must have been that way before, what did you think of it? Good idea?: Bad idea? Looks good to me on Google street views.
With stops for gas and food should be a 10-10.5 hour trip. So if I leave Fort Worth at 5 AM should be OK, I think. Sunset at Jacks around 6:23 PM.
Route Map
on Thursday from the DFW area. Some of you must have been that way before, what did you think of it? Good idea?: Bad idea? Looks good to me on Google street views.
With stops for gas and food should be a 10-10.5 hour trip. So if I leave Fort Worth at 5 AM should be OK, I think. Sunset at Jacks around 6:23 PM.
Route Map
fartymarty said:It will probably add two or three hours to the trip vs. the slab, but I'm thinking of routing through the Talimena Scenic Drive (OK.)/Skyline Drive (AR.)
on Thursday from the DFW area. Some of you must have been that way before, what did you think of it? Good idea?: Bad idea? Looks good to me on Google street views.
With stops for gas and food should be a 10-10.5 hour trip. So if I leave Fort Worth at 5 AM should be OK, I think. Sunset at Jacks around 6:23 PM.
Route Map
That is s decent route but you can also take AR 88 out of Mena to AR 27and follow it up through Russellville to AR 74, then AR 66 into Mountain View. That road is rural except for Russellville and really nice, but it might take a little longer.
Craig
kv5e said:
Revised Route Like this?....Might take another hour, but why not, I think I'll have the time. That's one of the things I like about a GPS, I can put the route in it, but if I get tired or delayed I can always just bypass it for the most direct/fastest route.
Thanks Craig!
Rode the Talimena last Saturday. Hopefully you will have better weather than we did.
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I made pass thru Jack's today to check out the grill situation, there looked to be nearly a dozen scattered around. The few I looked at were plenty good for cooking burger's. I can see no reason for anyone to have to haul a grill up there.
Cliff :beerchug:
Cliff :beerchug:
smithr1 said:Ask Leslie why we almost didn't come because of the weather report. In her report it was highs below 40 and rain all weekend. Ak., Ar. Whats the difference.)
:rotflmao: I like Leslie and I don't want to draw back a stump!
okestick:Glad to hear you are coming Bob! :great:
Craig
Dalroo said:
Necron99 said:
Work is over rated, come on up anyway!
Cliff :beerchug:
bigjoeva68
Road Bike
Just rolled in to Mt. View, weather is amazing. Going to hit Blanchard Springs Cavern. Anyone else coming early? Dinner company always appreciated! :great:
bigjoeva68
Road Bike
I am in room 25. I am in the cage, so I can help with groceries on Saturday.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Let me be the first to comment on the AWESOME time we had at Fred's Birthday!! It may have been his birthday but we got the presents:
Great weather for the ride to there, then it rained that night. The next day started out cloudy and cool but was GORGEOUS mid-way thru.
Awesome ride on Saturday. Our group was led by George on his FJR. We had a larger group than usual, (I think we had 7 all together), but what a blast! Competent riders on capable machines tearing through some of the best motorcycle roads to be found!
The the cookout and bonfire where many tall tales were spun. :beerchug:
Couldn't have asked for a better inaugural event, and I look forward to many more. It was great to meet Scott, George, Jerry (in his rubber romper suit), Clinton, Fred, Dan, Mo...you get the picture!
If I left out your name, remind me!
Anyway, thanks for a great weekend, and if you missed...YOU MISSED IT! :nananana:
Let me be the first to comment on the AWESOME time we had at Fred's Birthday!! It may have been his birthday but we got the presents:
Great weather for the ride to there, then it rained that night. The next day started out cloudy and cool but was GORGEOUS mid-way thru.
Awesome ride on Saturday. Our group was led by George on his FJR. We had a larger group than usual, (I think we had 7 all together), but what a blast! Competent riders on capable machines tearing through some of the best motorcycle roads to be found!
The the cookout and bonfire where many tall tales were spun. :beerchug:
Couldn't have asked for a better inaugural event, and I look forward to many more. It was great to meet Scott, George, Jerry (in his rubber romper suit), Clinton, Fred, Dan, Mo...you get the picture!
If I left out your name, remind me!
Anyway, thanks for a great weekend, and if you missed...YOU MISSED IT! :nananana:
+1
The New Guy nailed it. Good roads, great company. :great:
Last year I was the fng and was fortunate enough to meet up with George and his band of merry riders. This year had some different faces but the riding was still swift and the yarns were just as big. And funny!.
Favorite quote: "Sometimes you just gotta turn that pig!" -Jerry
Many thanks to Bob and company for organizing such a well done and fun event.
The New Guy nailed it. Good roads, great company. :great:
Last year I was the fng and was fortunate enough to meet up with George and his band of merry riders. This year had some different faces but the riding was still swift and the yarns were just as big. And funny!.
Favorite quote: "Sometimes you just gotta turn that pig!" -Jerry
Many thanks to Bob and company for organizing such a well done and fun event.
Fred_Harmon_TX said:
Excellent! A birthday bash that just keeps going. :great:
Oh, I don't think I ever said it while I was there, "belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED! :happybirthday3:"
Here are some more pictures.
Butch Youngblood our event host. He is the one that put it together this year.
The Grill team, Butch (center), Doug Meister (right), and I think the butt is Martin Cobb, otherwise known as fartimarty.
Folks just waiting for the burgers and dogs to get done.
Butch Youngblood our event host. He is the one that put it together this year.
The Grill team, Butch (center), Doug Meister (right), and I think the butt is Martin Cobb, otherwise known as fartimarty.
Folks just waiting for the burgers and dogs to get done.
fred-houston said:
:rotflmao: :nananana: Unfortunately, others have thought that as well. I just wish that the other times I was referred to as this had been in the same context.
Especially the times that they came from my wife.
BTW fred-H', nice skull 'n' crossbones ya did there on that L-plate. :great: If only Butch had worn a doo rag for that photo. All those sliced onions right under his nose and not a teardrop, the man is tough!
Missed ya, and D'roo too.Necron99 said:
fartymarty said:fred-houston said:
:rotflmao: :nananana: Unfortunately, others have thought that as well. I just wish that the other times I was referred to as this had been in the same context.
Especially the times that they came from my wife.
BTW fred-H', nice skull 'n' crossbones ya did there on that L-plate. :great: If only Butch had worn a doo rag for that photo. All those sliced onions right under his nose and not a teardrop, the man is tough!
Missed ya, and D'roo too.Necron99 said:
Wrong Fred. Fred B. is the one to blame for that. :nananana:
Well, I was going by screen names, notice that I used a dash instead of an underscore before the H and a lower case f???fred-houston said:
I may be a butt
) , but I try not to blame the innocent. I think I have the right fred' to blame.... > 
You're going to love it when it get's here.Rasmith said:
I used this site for my countdown clock: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/createRasmith said:
It works for COG events as well. :great: