TALIMENA 1, Change of date & more details Options

[Joseph Mills]

We've had to move the date to a week later, which is Saturday, April 23rd. Don't ask why. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Maybe it will allow a few more to attend. We also have a few more details worked out.

We are going to meet in Clayton, OK, which is about 25 miles southwest from Talihina where we approach Highway #1 for Talimena Drive. Clayton is an equal distance between Oklahoma City and Dallas.

The AA Motel in Clayton will be our motel of choice. It's a classic single story, "car" motel that is well run and has a nice parking lot off the road. It's inexpensive and has several units with kitchenettes. It's located right on "main street".

We will meet in the parking lot of the motel at 10:00am Saturday and start the drive at 11:00am.

The tour itself consists of 60 miles of blacktop that runs on top of the ridge line of Winding Stair Mountain and Rich Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. This highway is filled with sharp curves and 13% grades of unbroken blacktop. There are lots of both low and high speed turns with many tight switchbacks that are often preceded by steep downhill grades. Your brakes should be in good condition.

Overall, the road surface itself is in very good shape with only occasional, rough areas. There are many scenic vistas that overlook the valleys for pulling over and regrouping, or taking some pics. All of it comes together so nicely, that even if you're temporarily stuck behind a slow moving RV, it's still a cool drive.

After a break, and lunch in Mena, AR, we will do the drive all over again back to Clayton. For those of you that need to head back home, we plan on being back in Clayton by 6:00pm

Everyone is welcome to stay in Clayton Saturday night for dinner and drinks, returning home Sunday morning.

That's it for now. So who is in with the new date change and who is out? And who's just thinkin'bout it? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)