ob1jeeper 447 Posted September 27, 2021 Departing in the morning with my nephew, for a couple of weeks (+/-) of two-wheeled "wind therapy", where we will be riding & visiting with fellow riding enthusiasts at a couple vintage m/cycling events we plan on visiting along the way. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgaz 513 Posted September 27, 2021 Safe travels Steve. Enjoy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,313 Posted September 30, 2021 Safe travels Steve!!! Have fun... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reybie 61 Posted September 30, 2021 Queue buttercup song 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ob1jeeper 447 Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Been home about two weeks... Attached are a few pics of our ride... First stop @ the VLA (very large array), which is a radio telescope which wa the largest in th northern hemisphere until about 8-12 years ago. Some of you may recongnize it as being the backdrop for the movie "Contact" starring jodie Foster. It is located on US 60 on the St. Augustine Plains, about 60 miles west of Socorro, NM. It was cold and raining from just shy of Payson, to Show Low, then a short break as we neared Spingervillee, then mostly rained the remainder of the way to Socorro, but the rain mostly stopped for us to get a few pics @ the VLA... This is a view looking north over the Ozark Mtn's, from Mt Magazine State Park near Talahina, OK Here we are riding the Peel, Arkansas Ferry which crosses an arm of Bull Shoals Lake on the Missouri/Arkansas border. Edited October 25, 2021 by ob1jeeper 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ob1jeeper 447 Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) We were rained out of going as far east (The Smokies of Tennesee & N. Carolina, as well as getting to the motorcycle museum in Birmingham, Alabama) as we had hoped due to flash flooding and heavy storm warnings in the areas we had hoped to visit, so after a few days of riding the Ozarks, it began to rain again there too, so we headed homeward... Here we are re-entering NM, just south of Antonito, CO. Next up was ride through Los Alamos National Laboratory, where upon exiting, we came across the 2nd largest Caldera in North America (the largest is in Yellowstone National Park) All in all it was a GREAT ride, and fun to open time with my nephew who lives in California... Hope to be able to get all the way on our next trip... Edited October 25, 2021 by ob1jeeper 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,589 Posted October 25, 2021 welcome back! nice photo of the Ozarks - reminds me a lot of the Blue Ridge Mountains where i grew up. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,313 Posted October 25, 2021 Neat photos Ob!! Glad you got out there for some hiway time!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ob1jeeper 447 Posted October 25, 2021 9 hours ago, theksmith said: welcome back! nice photo of the Ozarks - reminds me a lot of the Blue Ridge Mountains where i grew up. Kris, The Smokies (IE: Appalachian Mtns.) and the Ozarks are VERY similar at first glance, and have nearly identical flora and fauna. The Ozarks being the oldest mtn range in the continental US, have degraded more averaging something on the order of 1/2-2/3 of the elevation gradients of Appalachia, but still a fun place to ride the "twisty's" . ;) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4x4tographer 2,450 Posted October 25, 2021 That's a heck of a ride @ob1jeeper! Thank you for sharing the photos and story. I've always wanted to go see SETI - super cool you got to check it out! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
