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Perfect Day In Arkansas - dbarkdoll_imp - 05-26-2018

Thought about posting this in the Ride To Eat thread, since the crux of the entire trip was the burger and fries, but anyhow:

Set out this morning with no plan in particular, which is becoming my absolute favorite way to ride. Rode some favorite roads of mine west of Little Rock until my tummy started talkin. Stopped at the only gas station within probably 50 miles to ask for recomendations, the clerk was nice and offered some of their fried chicken or a burger, but I was really in the mood for a unique cafe/diner in the middle of nowhere. They pointed me twenty miles on down the road to Nola, Arkansas and off I went. Middle of nowhere is exactly what I got. You havn't been to Nola. No one has. I'm not even quite sure it exists. The "town" consists of the general store and a few houses. Precisely what I was looking for. Celebrate

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Pulled up to the joint to find no one else there except for who I pressume was the owner. Perfect. Thumbs Up Ordered my cheeseburger and curly fries and waited out front on the picnic table under the porch. A very country-fied Ford Ranger pulls up with two good ol' boys both packing heat on their hips. Nice guys, they both commented on the CB and complemented its looks. One rides a VTX 1300 and the other a HD I think. Off they went to eat some chilled watermelon and beer they said, I can only imagine what else.Confused

Anyway my food came out shortly after and it hit the spot lemme tell ya. Probably wouldnt have tasted as good if I had just drove down the block to get it in Little Rock, but at the time and place it was soooo good. I ate out on the picnic table and not 2 minutes after it came out this old hound dog came sauntering across the street hot on the trail. It helped me tackle the mountain of fries happily.

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Continued on down the road for some amazing riding in absolutely perfect weather.

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That's the Fourche Lafave River, a beautiful and quite large waterway that cuts through the Ouachita National Forest (pronounced watch-eh-tah). Cut across it multiple times on that particular road. Most of my ride today was through the Ouachita Forest. Very hilly, very scenic, very motorcycle worthy.

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Other highlights of the trip include:
Narrowly avoiding a scavenging crow at 60 mph by a few inches.
Narrowly avoiding an oncoming inbred hillbilly who came into my lane in the twisties.
Narrowly avoiding multiple scattered t-storms throughout the day.
Cruising through Hot Springs for a beer from the worlds only brewery that uses thermal spring water in their brewing process.

305 miles all in all. I'd say a pretty good day indeed. Biker

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - the Ferret - 05-26-2018

and THAT'S how it's done. Looks like a perfect day dbarkdoll.

Loved the line about the place not really existing. ROFL

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - suhawk305 - 05-26-2018

Enjoyed your ride report. Looks like you found the best eating establishment in town! Thumbs Up

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - Stichill - 05-26-2018

What an ideal motorcycle ride on a perfect day...exactly something I enjoy as well!

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - KiowaEagle_imp - 05-26-2018

Great pics dbarkdoll....Keep on Narrowly avoiding!

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - Cormanus - 05-26-2018

What a great day. Lucky bloke.

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - Blockhead_imp - 05-26-2018

That’s good stuff dbarkdoll...that burger looks tasty and homemade, probably better than anything you would’ve found in Little Rock. That pooch was probably glad to see you too!

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - dbarkdoll_imp - 05-26-2018

(05-26-2018, 08:14 PM)Blockhead_imp Wrote: That’s good stuff dbarkdoll...that burger looks tasty and homemade, probably better than anything you would’ve found in Little Rock. That pooch was probably glad to see you too!

We have some really great burgers in Little Rock, the best actually being a food truck by the name of Excaliburger Worship

But given the context of the situation this one just went down so good. Akin to backpacking trips I have taken out in the middle of the woods with limited resources, the food cooked on those trips over an open fire on a little cast iron skillet just seem to taste sublime compared to anything bought in town that I didn’t really have to work for.

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - use2b_imp - 05-28-2018

enjoy your post especially " The Top Of Arkansas " but have a soft spot for beagles

RE: Perfect Day In Arkansas - memphismike_imp - 06-02-2018

I want to get the CB ovee to some AR roads. I was over there bout 6 weeks ago on the Wing for a fri/Sat. Love those roads