911 miles of Missouri Back Roads

eemsreno

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I still rode some crazy remote trails.








I found some good stuff over on Push Mt. Arkansas.






When I came out
Closed for CARS


I rode a trail way above the Buffalo River.
If you make it to this sign from the east you have earned your Adventure badge.
It would be cheating getting here from the west.






I turned into a scenic area off the highway and these two guys that I know from near home have been out exploring Arkansas.


That evening I rode way back into place along the Buffalo River.
Had my own beach.




Made it back home today.
It's nice to travel but it's nice to be home.
Now I need to go see my grand daughters. [that pack of 4]

Thank's for reading
Steve
 
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Don in Lodi

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That's fun, you posted a picture of the Hodgson Mill back in 2011.
 

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Yep, I brought WAY too much stuff. Noobie mistake.... I looked like the Beverly Hillbillies with the load of stuff I had. I slept under the stars that night since there was no dew. It was BEAUTIFUL. Next morning, Corbin and I made the run into Licking looking for a place where I could dump some gear, to be retrieved later. Steve was ahead of us and we got separated somehow.

I found a nice motel with a really cool and understanding motel owner. He let me unload all I wanted in a utility room on the back of the motel. That's probably when Steve couldn't find us. I unloaded, seems like, 50 lbs of shi.... uh.... stuff at the motel and we went looking for Steve. My Super Ten was SO much more nimble and easy to handle after that. We headed south and then west to get around a huge thunderstorm. We found later that Steve went further south than us.

We ran gravel and twisties and headed towards Corbin's Dad's place to the southwest. Got to drag my side stand in some good curves. Loved it! Got to his Dad's place before dark. His Dad's dog, Whiskey, and I instantly got along great. After a shower, good supper and good company, I slept like a baby that night. We headed towards home next morning, going the "scenic routes". I decided to come back later (next weekend) for my stuff at the motel in Licking. We had so much fun on the backroads that we didn't get to do some fun dirt and gravel trails/roads near my place because dark caught us.

I can't wait to go again! Got a lot of great advice and instruction. Learned a lot. I'm paring down my backcountry bike camping gear. Gonna have a grab-and-go kit that will all fit in my top box plus a bag across the pillion.

Thanks Steve and Corbin!

Tim
 

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With winter closing in fast I thought I'd better make a Missouri and Arkansas Run.
There was some places I wanted to explore.
First up was setting up camp along the Buffalo River. Camping is free this time of year.


Had a nice sunrise the next morning.


Then I was off to find Rush the Ghost Town.










Lots of mine adits, most are gated off.


Riding in the winter you don't run into many folk to talk to but way back in the middle of know where I ran into these ladies and they just couldn't keep quiet .

Then back into Missouri for more exploring.




Now this is something not everyone gets to see. An old mill wheel in a creek way back in the woods.




This is the spring where the water came from to turn the mill wheel.


That night was a great sunset and nice place to camp.


I do think that I must be doing to much winter riding though.
This morning I broke camp early and was on the road about 30 minutes before the sun came up.
The bike was just purring along and it was so nice out, I ride with my helmet shield up unless it's to cold or raining.
It was just one of the nicest morning of riding, after about 75 miles I rode through a small town and a bank sign flashed 26*F
I thought "what" it's just to nice out, then another bank sign flashed 30*F and I thought now that is more like it! 26 is just to cold.

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Steve, wish I could have made that run with you! I've now got lightweight backpackting tent and sleeping pad (very similar to yours). Have pared my gear down to the essentials. Still gotta get a stove (something like what Corbin has), smaller dry bag, and a few other things. Will be ready to rock and roll come spring!
 

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Any sign of the foundation where that wheel came from? That's the first time I've seen you pack heavy Steve.
 

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I know that place. Even the RV hookup campsites were free? Electricity was on?

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Most of the campground was blocked off.
I never tried the electricity . the water was still on.
I passed a ranger on the road near the camp but there wasn't even envelopes to put money in.
 
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Any sign of the foundation where that wheel came from? That's the first time I've seen you pack heavy Steve.
Yes there was a lot of quaried stone foundations near the spring, I don't think I took a picture of it though.

I just can't pack light in winter travel. It's a must to have back up everything to survive.
 

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Some Missouri exploring today.
You see all them roads marked as TR.
That means Trail and some of them are real trails.
I rode Old Cross TR, Nettle TR, Golddust TR, Lick Skillet RD to Raspberry TR, Oliver TR, Hemlock TR, Gentian TR, and probably a few more I've already forgot.





Nettle was great but I had a few problems that prevented me from riding all the way through.
Fist problem was my rear tire. I bought a Shinko 705 rear just to have around for a quick spare.
BAD choice! That thing can get stuck on a dry banana peel. It seems fine on pavement but is useless off road.
Next problem was my back was really hurting from riding motocross yesterday. If I had dropped my bike there is no way I could pick it up.



The grassy tracks you can see behind my bike really is the road Nettle [Trail]


This is the original old roadway, the new trail is off the side of this.


Next up was Golddust TR.
I have ridden through Golddust three times before, The first time was solo, the next time was with my boy on his 990 and the last time I rode Michelle through twoup.
I did not try to go all the way through today. There is a swampy section that this tire would not have made.






As I was riding along I noticed a Forsythia Bush in the woods so I figured there must have been a house at one time.


I was so glad that I stopped.
I found two graves in the woods.




An old cistern.


Cool old shed made of old cans to save on concrete.




This is on the north end of Golddust TR.






 

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Well Hell! I rode some of those same trails on Sunday! We missed each other by a day. I got into a couple of fairly muddy spots and got a little worried. Came across some kids in an ATV at one place and a guy on a Harley (yes a Harley!) at another. You may have seen his tracks. He was a local and knew the limitations of his bike and the terrain. He was out arrowhead hunting, and it turned out that I know his sister. LOL!
 

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Hey, isn't "I know your sister" the beginning of a fight scene? :D
Welllll.... it often is. But in this case, when I told the guy my name, he instantly recognized me and said his sister had a lot of good things to say about me, and I was quite surprised. I asked who she was, and when he told me I knew why, because I helped her deal with an a$$hole at work that was harassing her. I put the fear of God in the SOB. Her brother and I made friends and will probably be doing some arrowhead and deer hunting together, and maybe even some riding.
 

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Some more today.
I stayed right along the Iowa, Missouri border and found some great stuff.








And great dirt.








Then it got really washed out but I found a place to race up the bank and get around it.




Then home before the storm.
 
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