Seven days and four states

[zbillster_imp]

Very nice thanks for sharing. On most my rides I never make time for the pictures to into riding. And I have a go pro I never use I’ll try hooking it up


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Thanks to all for the compliments!

Ironically, I wasn't focusing on taking pictures during this trip ... I left the GoPro knockoff behind (which I regret a bit now -- some very exciting winding roads that would have made for good video) and though I had my little Canon Powershot strapped to my belt, I barely used it.

Almost all these pics are off my Samsung phone, which I uploaded to Facebook along the way as "proof of life" and to entertain my friends. (I sort of became a "like" addict.)

And all were taken during my regular stops ... for dead bug removal, sunscreen reapplication, fuel, bathroom, food, cold drinks (it got up to 98 degrees on some days) and, it being allergy season for me, eye drops and eyelid wipes for my swelling and itchy tear ducts.

There were a lot of times I would see something and think "Ooooh, that would make a great pic!" but then I didn't want to risk losing the clear road ahead of me and end up stuck behind a slow Winnebago. Or to take the pic I'd have to stop on gravel or a slope not conducive to kickstands. So I just kept on the throttle.

Turns out the Canon got most of its use inside the Toy Museum in Branson. But low light made for not-great pics.

I am disappointed about the rain hitting Friday ... it was supposed to be a 10-day trip, but I kept seeing the impending storm forecasts, so had to cut it short.
Here are some B-roll pics:

Southern Belle dining car restaurant background articles. Click for legible size:





Cleared with the legal department, I guess? Marshall, Arkansas:



I do stop for antique stores ... like free museums. Occasionally they have things that catch a man's interest:







Some inventory pictures from that Eureka Springs motorcycle shop:





The porch view from my client's lakehouse in the morning:



Choctaw museum item: they believed if you wore certain parts of animals, you would get their strengths and speed:



The Springfield Honda shop had the new CB1000R in stock:


Some Branson toy museum pics:

Soviet G.I. Joe ... or Ivan?



I remember these ... my uncle worked for American Airlines back in the 1960s:



They had a large airgun history section. Which reminded me of the Daisy museum in Rogers, Arkansas, but including other manufacturers:



Toy motorcycles:



Board games: