Fall Foliage Ride; Day 1
We left home this morning at 10:00. It was 57 degrees and we had blue clear skies. Our route was Hwy 7 south to Beagle, KS (it is on the map but Google maps does not recognize it), where we went south on county road 1077 along which, we went through Parker, KS. I was surprised to see it was Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's hometown and even more surprised to find that they claim him as a hometown boy.
Further south, 1077 intersected with Hwy 31 at Blue Mound where we ate a very good lunch at The Feed Lot Cafe.
Hwy 3 took us south to Hwy 47 east and then Hwy 7 south. There was a detour due to construction on Hwy 7 which added an additional 14 miles to our trip but we ended up on Hwy 69 south riding into Oklahoma.
We made a quick stop in Commerce, OK, the hometown of Mickey Mantle. He graduated from high school there in 1949. The high school baseball field is called Mickey Mantle Field and there is a statue of Mickey erected beyond the home run fence next to Hwy 69. I love his middle name!
Highways 69, 125, 59, 20 and 43 took us south to our destination in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where we arrived at 4:30.
It was a very pretty day with a high temperature of 81. We even got to ride a few twisties on Hwy 43. However, there was not a lot of pretty fall foliage to see today.
To see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 1 Pics
Further south, 1077 intersected with Hwy 31 at Blue Mound where we ate a very good lunch at The Feed Lot Cafe.
Hwy 3 took us south to Hwy 47 east and then Hwy 7 south. There was a detour due to construction on Hwy 7 which added an additional 14 miles to our trip but we ended up on Hwy 69 south riding into Oklahoma.
We made a quick stop in Commerce, OK, the hometown of Mickey Mantle. He graduated from high school there in 1949. The high school baseball field is called Mickey Mantle Field and there is a statue of Mickey erected beyond the home run fence next to Hwy 69. I love his middle name!
Highways 69, 125, 59, 20 and 43 took us south to our destination in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where we arrived at 4:30.
It was a very pretty day with a high temperature of 81. We even got to ride a few twisties on Hwy 43. However, there was not a lot of pretty fall foliage to see today.
To see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 1 Pics
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