12-18-2018, 06:17 AM
If you are going through Arkansas, I can recommend some great routes/attractions. Talimena Scenic Byway would probably not be too far out of the way, it heads west into Oklahoma. One of my favorite routes I've ridden.
And if you're riding the Talimena, might as well go through Hot Springs. Cool little town that's actually a National Park as well. Only a few functioning bath houses still, but lots to do and see there. They've got a nice brewery there on Bathhouse Row that uses the hot spring water for brewing, I'm quite partial to that place. Hot Springs is also a big biker town. The ride from there to Talimena Byway is a good one as well, you pass by lots of crystal shops. Garland county is known for its crystal mines.
And if you are maybe thinking that Arkansas is flat boring scenery, eastern half of the state is, yes. That’s the delta. The areas that I recommended are not. Quite hilly and scenic, especially in the spring.
And if you're riding the Talimena, might as well go through Hot Springs. Cool little town that's actually a National Park as well. Only a few functioning bath houses still, but lots to do and see there. They've got a nice brewery there on Bathhouse Row that uses the hot spring water for brewing, I'm quite partial to that place. Hot Springs is also a big biker town. The ride from there to Talimena Byway is a good one as well, you pass by lots of crystal shops. Garland county is known for its crystal mines.
And if you are maybe thinking that Arkansas is flat boring scenery, eastern half of the state is, yes. That’s the delta. The areas that I recommended are not. Quite hilly and scenic, especially in the spring.