Retired and Trippin

Friday, May 6th The lucky participants of the Chicken Ride 2011 met at the Quik Trip at the intersection of Hwys 150 and 71 in Grandview, MO at 8:00 am on May 6th.  It was in the upper 40’s under blue clear skies. We were looking forward to a great weekend of riding and avoidance of the chicken (awarded to those who screw something up).  Our group included 6 Goldwings, 4 Harley Davidsons, 1 BMW, and 1 Yamaha, which was exactly the same model distribution as we had in the 2010 Chicken Ride. Rod started with the Chicken this year because he is the one who had it at the end of last year’s ride. We rode south on 71, stopped for our usual breakfast at B-J’s Restaurant in Archie, MO and then continued south on 71 and south on 59 to Neosho, MO, where we stopped for gas.  The riding on Hwy 59 was enjoyable with decent scenery.  Part of the route ran along a rock bluff. Hwy 59 took us into Arkansas, where we took Hwy 412 west into Oklahoma and then Hwy 59 south.  We had lunch at a mod