Spring Chicken Ride; Day 1
Our beloved annual spring chicken ride was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 so I was very happy and excited to be participating this year. I was sure Gary would have an excellent ride planned. We met at the Gail's Harley Davidson parking lot in Grandview, MO at 8:00 AM. Eleven souls showed up at Gail's: Gary on his Goldwing; Bill on his Goldwing; James on his Goldwing; Carl on his Goldwing; John on his Goldwing; Larry on his Goldwing; Joe on his Goldwing; Chuck on his Yamaha; Rob on his BMW; Mel in his Camaro convertible; and me in my Mustang convertible. L to R; Bill, Chuck, Carl, Joe, John Our route today was as follows: I-49 south; 59 south at I-44 thru Diamond; BB west at Goodman; I-49 south into Arkansas; business 71 south from Bella Vista into Bentonville where we took side streets back to I-49 south; 22 west at Fort Smith; business 71 south; 271 south; I-540 & 271 south into Oklahoma; 9 west thru Spiro; 59 south; 271 west thru Wister; 1 east (Talimena National Sceni