Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas TRMOK AR May 2017_Web | Page 24

FEATURES
travel , although throughout the whole
trip we seldom drove above second
gear.
It is hard to convey to non-riders
and those motorcycle riders who never
go off the pavement, the sense of ex-
hilaration one feels at traveling a trail
like this; the thril as one cracks the throttle and the machine responds with a surge of power; the glorious
sense of achievement as one gains the summit of a particularly difficult hil . That drive roughly 30-35 minutes
was, to us, the best part of our trip.
At Highway 270 we traveled north to Heavener, Oklahoma, where we spent the night. The next day we looked
for a Treasure Cave listed on the map we’d obtained (by the end of our trips we both had every packet bulging
with maps supplied by obliging fil ing-station attendants.) We drove for several miles, only to be told that it had
been abandoned some twenty years ago. So we decided to cruise on into Hot Springs, AR. The excellent roads and
beautiful scenery really made us appreciative of the advantages of traveling by motorcycle.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wacaster, at the Harley-Davidson shop there gave us a warm welcome. After visiting
a while with them, their daughter, on a Harley 125 showed us around Hot Springs. The town is built between
tow mountains and has many scenic drives, complete with hairpin turns.
The following day, in rain, we rode to Little Rock, AR. Being somewhat disheartened by the damp, gloomy
weather we confined our riding there to “bench riding” at the Indian, Triumph and Harley-Davidson shops. I
might add here, that I wish every driver of automobiles or motorcycles, who thinks it is safe to drink and
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