Ride across the USA

[Cormanus]

Those Ozarks look pretty close to motorcycle heaven.

[the Ferret]

We held the 2017 CB rally just a few miles north of your ozarks route in Eureka Springs in 2017. It is a great place to ride.

[Django]

Some statistics this morning in Memphis:

9,228 km so far (5,735 miles)

overall pure riding time: 5 days 1 hour 36 minutes

average speed: 75.9 km/h

(not that I invest much into getting those numbers, I just noticed it at looking at my tracks and thought it might me worth a posting)

[emptysea]

You're making good time and good times.

Pick up some BBQ while you're there.

[RLS_imp]

Django just leaving Memphis with perfect riding weather. We had a great visit and it was such a pleasure meeting him and hearing about his adventure across the country. I am so jealous. It is too bad work got in the way and I didn't have a chance to ride with him. He has a fantastic bike and a really cool set up with technology and transporting his gear.

He is off to Birmingham for a visit to the Barber Motorcycle Museum. Look forward to following the rest of his journey.

[flynrider]

Some statistics this morning in Memphis:

9,228 km so far (5,735 miles)

overall pure riding time: 5 days 1 hour 36 minutes

average speed: 75.9 km/h

(not that I invest much into getting those numbers, I just noticed it at looking at my tracks and thought it might me worth a posting)

Interesting. If you had ridden from L.A. to Memphis via the shortest route, it would have been 1,792 miles. You've managed to extract almost 4,000 extra miles of fun with your route.

[Houtman_imp]

Django , I am pleased that you will visit Barbers :motorcycle heaven !
Could you estimate when you will arrive in WNC , your room is ready and the beer is cold.

[Stichill_imp]

Looks like you saw some desolation on your way east, Django.

Yesterday I started out in Cuchara.



If you ever happen to be in that area, ride the scenic bypass highway 12 to Trinidad. It's well worth it if you like scenic and twisties.







After that the landscape became flat,



meeting a train,



even more flat.



In Germany we have a saying, if you are in the middle of nowhere, you are in "Pampa". Here we are:



Yesterday was highway day, riding thru those little morbid towns, partly abandoned. After staying the night at the KOA near Elk City, today was Interstate day and the Ozarks in the afternoon.

Near Oklahoma City the traffic get more crowded.



That's Oklahoma City



and after burning some more gas we enter Arkansas.



The Ozarks I really like! Lots of twisties and no speed limit beside the 55 miles. Arkansas seems not to pamper the traffic like they do in Colorado.



This night I stay in Kingston. Seems to have seen better times, too.

I'm curious. In what sense do you mean this? I don't fully grasp the observation.

[Django]

Looks like you saw some desolation on your way east, Django.

Yesterday I started out in Cuchara.



If you ever happen to be in that area, ride the scenic bypass highway 12 to Trinidad. It's well worth it if you like scenic and twisties.







After that the landscape became flat,



meeting a train,



even more flat.



In Germany we have a saying, if you are in the middle of nowhere, you are in "Pampa". Here we are:



Yesterday was highway day, riding thru those little morbid towns, partly abandoned. After staying the night at the KOA near Elk City, today was Interstate day and the Ozarks in the afternoon.

Near Oklahoma City the traffic get more crowded.



That's Oklahoma City



and after burning some more gas we enter Arkansas.



The Ozarks I really like! Lots of twisties and no speed limit beside the 55 miles. Arkansas seems not to pamper the traffic like they do in Colorado.



This night I stay in Kingston. Seems to have seen better times, too.

I'm curious. In what sense do you mean this? I don't fully grasp the observation.

I'm curious. In what sense do you mean this? I don't fully grasp the observation.
In Colorado there are much more speed limits before corners or along the passes. In Arkansas there is just 55 everywhere and you are more self responsible to find the right speed in the corners. There are only limits in the villages and neighborhoods. My observation.

[LongRanger_imp]

Looks like you saw some desolation on your way east, Django.

Yesterday I started out in Cuchara.



If you ever happen to be in that area, ride the scenic bypass highway 12 to Trinidad. It's well worth it if you like scenic and twisties.







After that the landscape became flat,



meeting a train,



even more flat.



In Germany we have a saying, if you are in the middle of nowhere, you are in "Pampa". Here we are:



Yesterday was highway day, riding thru those little morbid towns, partly abandoned. After staying the night at the KOA near Elk City, today was Interstate day and the Ozarks in the afternoon.

Near Oklahoma City the traffic get more crowded.



That's Oklahoma City



and after burning some more gas we enter Arkansas.



The Ozarks I really like! Lots of twisties and no speed limit beside the 55 miles. Arkansas seems not to pamper the traffic like they do in Colorado.



This night I stay in Kingston. Seems to have seen better times, too.

I'm curious. In what sense do you mean this? I don't fully grasp the observation.

I'm curious. In what sense do you mean this? I don't fully grasp the observation.
In Colorado there are much more speed limits before corners or along the passes. In Arkansas there is just 55 everywhere and you are more self responsible to find the right speed in the corners. There are only limits in the villages and neighborhoods. My observation.

i wonder if Django was confusing cautionary signs like this for the actual speed limit: