Solo Road Trip to the Ozarks… What Can Go Wrong
I planned a 1700 mile road trip to explore the Ozarks of Arkansas. I would check out the Bikes, Blues, & BBQ rally, Pig's Trail, and the famous Oark Cafe. Thanks to Triumph for the loan for the trip, the Tiger 900 GT Low, @VeteranBiker for letting me ride his limited edition Harley Trike, and @adamsandoval for a treehouse stay at the K River Campground.
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What do you think was a must see that I missed in the Ozarks? I might hit it again on my upcoming cross country trip!
Bull Shoals Lake. The water is a gorgeous green from the minerals in the water, but so clear when looking straight down you can see really deep. The ferry is something to come back for. The road from Fayetteville to Alma is a gorgeous ride. Even on I-49 it's a gorgeous view. I took a trip across Northern Arkansas many years ago. In northeast Arkansas, there was a park with the remains of a town that had t61st post office west of the Mississippi.
You could always visit America's most haunted hotel, The Crescent, in Eureka Springs.
Push Mountain is a fun road with corners and elevation changes.
I'm going to do a ride the Ozarks video series this year. Highway 123, the Arkansas dragon's tail is high on the list. The Arkansas Grand canyon is a must-see. The peel ferry loop is a fun ride. Highway 7 into Jasper then eating at the cafe there is always fun. Push mountain road is super fun, and you can get a patch for it at the gas station halfway down. Mountain view is another popular motorcycle destination and is where mountains, music, and motorcycles is typically held. The Ozarks are a little motorcycle paradise 🙂
Go South out of Jasper on Highway 123 down to Hagarville. First part is really curvy and then gets into more sweeping curves. Lots of other good roads in the area with low traffic. Just keep an eye out for the deer.
I like the guy who pulls right up, head-to-head, with your bike as you're about to pull out and asks if he's blocking you in. (insert eye roll here)
Hahaha! "I'm helping." oh well, it was nice gesture.
That guy was obtuse
🤪 he was helping me practice my off roading around obstacles
@@DoodleOnAMotorcycle your positive attitude is refreshing. First video of yours I ever watched you dropped the bike a few times, and showed every bit of it. I was hooked, I’m 55 and have been riding since I was 5. The best part of the Ozark’s are in Missouri! But as a Missourian I’m biased 😎
Noodle pulls up out of the way he pulls forward.😂
"It's not about the destination, its about the journey"✌🏻
You are an inspiration for many female riders, I still do not have the heart to take it alone, but am quite impressed with those that do, keep it up.
Doodle is an inspiration for many male riders too!
…once you get going you won’t be alone
male or female, I think it's best to go w/ a buddy or two.
Solo is the only way to go. Meet a lot of people, talk to many, you're still never "alone" but you have no tether...
I am a girl and just taking my license to drive and it is so different in germany than in the USA, but it is an insperation to Watch this videos and getting answerd and refelcted your owen worries and happy times on a bike ❤ much Love from germany
I've never ridden in the Ozarks, but I would say don't fret over what you didn't get to see, just appreciate the safe ride you had. There's always next time.
Doodle! Now I know that I love you ❤️ because you are so polite and respectful, your parents raised an awesome Daughter! 😊❤😊Dios te Bendiga siempre 🙏
I was watching you remove your pannier boxes each time. I have the same bike and panniers, and would recommend that you invest in some pannier liner bags. These are soft bags that fit perfectly in the boxes. When you do your overnight stops just pull out the soft bags from the panniers and your good to go. And leave the panniers on the bike. Much easier. Have fun!
Oh snap, Scenic 7 is great. It runs the length of the state. If you didn't ride that ,you missed a significant part of the greatness of Arkansas. I ride it every time I go to Arkansas and I never get tired of it. It’s a beautiful road. Lots of turns lots of scenery . Once again, a well produced video, I enjoyed it.
Ahh I'll have to check that one out on my upcoming cross country trip!
I think you did well. Things don't always go exactly as planned when on an adventure. All part of the fun you have and the memories you make.
First, you are definitely in the heart of the South
It may not always be impressive but it’s new to you, someplace you hadn’t been and it has its own challenges. Whether it’s a wreck on the highway or a treehouse for the night, your video and voice still convey excitement and awe. That’s what I like best about your videos.
Your videos make my day! Thanks for taking the trips and sharing them with us. I'd love to see more ride footage of the roads and scenery you encounter to go along with the interviews and features along the way. You are an accomplished rider, and it would be fun to see what you see and hear your thoughts about the routes as you ride. Loved that tree-house!
Great video thank you very well done. As always with stile. Thanks for taking us along. Cheers to ya
What a great way to start my Friday on a cold, winter day... a ride on the Pigtail and seeing the sights of Arkansas! Perfecto ♥️ Loved every bit of this one, your enthusiasm and kindness touch many lives! I’ve wondered what a trike would ride like, looks comfy, sturdy...and no feet down ☺️
It was really good to see you ride Ben's @Veteran Biker Tri-Glide. Ben is a genuine good person and always willing to help a motorcyclist. Your new Triumph looks amazing, and I look forward to seeing what adventures you will be taking on it. Keep up the fantastic content. Eric
Your pleasant attitude and all around enthusiasm make everything you share absolutely perfect!
Doodle awesome video, you continue to inspire! Love your content.
Props to you again for taking on another adventure! I spent 9 months in Fayetteville, AR at which time I had a BMW K1200 RT and explored a lot of the state and I'll admit fun, smooth, curvy roads were just a few miles from home. The 21, 16, 27 and 7 (along with the 23 you rode) are comparable and worth trying to hit next time through.
Terrific video, Doodle, and the quality of your presentations/videography is extra-special!
Doodle I'm SOOO proud of you! The Ozarks are on my list for this summer. You belong on the Tiger Lady! I received the first 1200 GT Explorer in the USA last July. I have it now fully equipped and ready for lots of adventures this coming summer. I love how much your skills have grown. AWESOME stuff! You GO Girl!! Ride SAFE and BE safe Doodle! ❤🌹
Looked like lots of fun,thanks for sharing!
Another great vid showcasing your adventures around the country Doodle! Thanks for sharing. ✌️😃🏍
Nice video, never ridden the pig trail , I must someday. Good to see Ben/Veteranbiker, watch him every morning!
Thank you Carolyn, all of your videos are informative and fun !
Doodle's, as aways a pleasure and thank you for sharing. Safe enjoyable riding till next time girl 👌✌️.
Really Nice Trip Doodle, Been a Minute....good to see you are doing well! Cheers!
Bull Shoals Lake. The water is a gorgeous green from the minerals in the water, but so clear when looking straight down you can see really deep. The ferry is something to come back for. The road from Fayetteville to Alma is a gorgeous ride. Even on I-49 it's a gorgeous view. I took a trip across Northern Arkansas many years ago. In northeast Arkansas, there was a park with the remains of a town that had t61st post office west of the Mississippi.
That was a great video ! Thanks for the tour
The tree house... so cool. And that Oark Cafe was so perfect! Great trip
Beautiful scenery ty for the ride
Super enjoyed this video , being my first of yours that I’ve seen , thanks for sharing this adventure , yes of course you got a new subscriber 👍😎
Love your channel, the 360 camera is amazing, plus you stay in some of the coolist places. Keep it coming!
Thanks Doodle for taking us along. Beautiful area. Stay safe and stay awesome................................bye !!!
Thank you for sharing your adventures. ❤️
It's called simply The Pig Trail. And it's one of the best rides, having ridden coast to coast (but not every state or every road for certain!). I enjoyed that loop more than the Tail of the Dragon or the Cherohala Skyway. I was lucky enough to enjoy it on a pretty much brand new Ducati Multistrada on a ride from Virginia Beach to the California Coast. What a ride! IIRC, I did 21 to 16 to 23 (which is the Pig Trail). Turning south onto 23 was the best park, with some nice undulating S turns, it was a blast. I got about 10 miles of fun in before a sheriff dropped in on my tail for the next 10-20 miles until I got to the I-40. I denied him the ticket, though. And on the Ducati, too! Nerves of steel! There are a few scenic sections on the loop I did, but that's not what makes it a good ride. It's the turns. Only about a 1/3 of the northern section of 23 is the premium part, but it's worth it. TBH, I'm considering retiring to that area just so I can ride it. It's a LONG way from where I live now in Silicon Valley, but I'd be a lot closer to roads I've only ridden once before. If ever. eg: Tail of the Dragon and all that far more eastern US stuff a Californian is unlikely to see.
Very cool video Doodle. Safe travels. ❤🙌🏼🙏🏻
Great video, good to see you again, been a while. Nice to see you on a ADV bike, and riding the Ozarks, very near where I bought my first bike in 30 years, the Africa Twin! I picked it up in Russellville, and highway 7 was my first ride on that monster. It’s been a fun time since 2020! Wouldn’t have been without the bike.
Thank you for awesome videos! Mrs Doolie 🌹
Hi Doodle, awesome pics for this journey and yes you have ticked another box in getting to ride a trike, well done. There is always room for another adventure ride if you are keen. Tc. Cheers ✌️🏍️💜
Best wishes from Ireland, I love your Videos and the different Trips that you take on alone, Your a inspiration to all motorcycle riders , male and female.
Super cool video Doodle, please ride safe !😊
Cool ride! Nice to see you back on a Triumph again.
Made me nostalgic watching this. This area is close to where I used to live. I ate at that Cafe more than once. We used to ride four wheeler trails up there.
Thanks for the video 😎🙏 you’re awesome 😇 be safe out there
What a trip! Looked like you had great weather which definitely adds to the enjoyment of riding.
Awesome video as always ride safe and enjoy. Always enjoy watching.
One of the great things about motorcycle rides is if you miss stuff it sets up another adventure to see it in the future on the next trip.
I’ve been in NWA almost two years and love to just get on my bike and find new roads to ride. So many nice rides here throughout AR. I enjoyed your video and it was nice to see you and Ben @VeteranBiker trading bikes for a bit. He’s a great guy and I loved his Roadglide he had, but I do think his trike is awesome too. Stay safe.
Enjoy what you have time for and gives you an excuse to go back. Arkansas is one place I hardly spent any time traveling. Thanks for taking me there.
Your story telling and video skills are better every video. Doodle, you are the Steve Rinella of Motorcycling. Love the videos you produce the best quality.!!! Can't wait to get my first bike out to ride. Have to wait for weather to be consistently above 40 before I'll be do any major riding in my Rocky Mnts
What a great ride. Nothing like sleeping in a tree house. Thank you for letting us tag along 👍
This is one of the trips I want to make on a bike next! Arkansas always looks like a great place to ride in videos!
Cheers Doodle ! 😀
With all the epic locations you have ridden the Ozarks had a lot to live up to. I'm looking forward to the cross country roadtrip video!
Some fun days! I love exploring like you are doing.
I have rode the Pig Trail about 5 times, its a fun time. Oark general store is the oldest continually operating store in Arkansas and is a registered land mark historically. The place where you stopped to start the Pig Trail usually has someone there selling water and a porta potty is available. There is a wooden bridge just outside of Eureka Springs called the Beaver Bridge, its kinda cool to ride across. Great video, I am glad you had a good time.
Thanks for the ride Doodle!
Another great Vid, nice job kid! Having completed most of the rides you have, and as a Mid-Atlantic resident, I strongly suggest you try West Virginia and Kentucky. Both are amazing. Mountains, twisties, incredible scenery, Fed/State parks, open roads and, for me, easy to incorporate into a BRP/Dragon trip. Enjoy!
So cool your doing it. Stay safe ❤
Love it. Thank you.
I really love all the vids and experiences you have riding. I do mostly local rides and sometimes with a group of guys for morning breakfast 140 miles there and then back again. I ride a 2021 MT 09 and enjoy the twisty roads. Enjoy your blessings and always look forward to your new adventures.
Super magical tank you.
Great, fun video. I hadn't seen your Triumph adventure bike. What a fantastic bike. The perfect size for the street and some mild off roading. That place you stayed at the end of the video was extremely cool. Room in a treehouse. So cool. Trikes are great vehicles, but most have to be driven slower than regular bikes to be safe. Those 1700 lb ones were bad as heck. Can you imagine how hard it would be to turn those around in a parking lot? I liked your friends veterans Harley trike too. Harley really promoted this platform when nobody else would. Much respect to Harley for doing that.
These videos are awesome. Keep it up!
Doodle, I grew up just off the pig trail in AR. Lived in Eureka Springs as a kid for a while, went to school in Huntsville, on the pig trail. Great ride, But i can remember when it was gravel and I drove it in a 50 Chevy truck.. many yrs ago. Glad you had a safe ride. Enjoy following your travels. Stocky.
Thanks for the great video Doodle. Great job on the trike. I'm 72 years old and have been riding since I was 14. I couldn't ride a trike the first time I tried a few years ago. Glad and grateful I can still ride 2 wheels. I have a daughter in Little Rock and I ride down from Iowa fairly often. Will have to check out some of your stops and ride the pig trail.
BB&B was bigger before COVID. Fayetteville went full panic and half the rally moved to Pig Trail HD in Rogers.
I was 55 when I took my bike with my wife from Texas to Arkansas and road through Eureka Springs. And around Beaver Lake. It was the best thing we've ever done together.
I road the same way you did Doodle down to Kriver Campground. Beautiful rides all the way there.
I'm glad to see that you're getting out and enjoying your life enjoying riding there's nothing like riding roads on your motorcycle keep up the good work Doodle God bless you and keep you safe
Damn girl you went from smaller audience to 100k plus pretty quick. All the best and thanks for keeping the content upbeat!
Brings me back to my happy place. Rode a similar route a couple of years ago (spurred on by pandemic cabin fever), and stayed in that very same tree house (which is the wallpaper on my phone). Hope you were able to travel the Talihina route on the way to K River. Met you a few months later at the Get On Motofest, and long distance travel didn't interest you at the time. Nice to see you're embracing it now :) Bucket list item: ride it again...with my daughter.
I am amazed at how many people have no clue how Beautiful this country is and riding a motorcycle is the best way to see it , Thanks Doodle for putting a smile on and ole bikers face , your a class act and a brave women but never forget every thing on the highway is out to get you so ride smart and may your trips never end .
Looks like you're loving your 900GT. I did a 2,500 mile european tour through 9 Countries and mine didn't miss a beat
Nice!! thanks you Doodles for the great big smile. drinking my morning Java on a Friday morn great video Doodles awesome ride. it's -20°out side here.😃
8:46 🤦🏻♀️ 11:19 awwww. Like how they were looking out and gave you the heads up. 13:44 adam is the man. Love his work and channel. So happy for him and the Mrs.
a happy new year with 1700 miles trip. bravo.
I love it! Always wanted to do what you do.. love your videos!
New sub here and it’s pretty cool that you came to nwa and rode the pig trail. A lot of backroads out here to ride.
Beautiful roads! Cool tree house! DOODLE!!!
WOW, You're living the best life you can. That's AWESOME.
Hey Doodle, probably more time in arkansas is the most mneeded thing fro the next trip. there is a road in western arkansas called the three sisters, and the Talimena skyway that are pretty epic for that paart of the world. These roads probably will not compare to the roads out west, but for the middle of the country, they are what we have to ride. thanks for what you do, I have mad respect for your determination and tenacity. stay safe, and keep'em coming. fred
Hi. I waetched most of your videos. I will watch all the others promise. I am not english speaker. I learnt a lot from you : english motorcycles trips and perseverance. You are amazing. I loved every task you have achieved. What impressed me more is the honesty the humbleness the courage. Please keep going. You are our light up on a hill.
I ride to BBBQ every year. You missed many of the other curvy roads in Arkansas. Pig Trail obviously is the most well known one (and dangerous) along with 62 out of Eureka Springs. They moved the venue to Rogers this year, so some things weren't up to par because Rogers wasn't really ready for the event. Hopefully they will be better organized next year. I haven't tried the K River Campground; I stay with a relative (to save money, and for good conversation). Hope you can come back and take it all in. (My buddy crashed on Pig Trail last year and totaled his bike.)
What an adventure you had! Now I can't wait to see your cross country video! You are amazing!
Girl, when you said "the campsite" I didn't expect that. VERY NICE!!!
I need to learn how to film 🎥 how many cameras, where to put them, how to edit. Nice job. Thanks for sharing all that you do. I have been riding all my life, just love it 💗😎
Good morning Doodle. Good way to start the day!
Old timer Montana boy here. Took my touring HD, FLHPI across U.S last summer, a first for an Evel fanatic. Jumped anything with two wheels for 50 years but never rode a trike. Thanks for sharing.
Awsum videos ! I ride myself & really enjoy watching your adventures . FYI @ 12;24 those birds are Muscovy ducks . Keep up the great work & be safe out there 😎👌
It’s funny I’m watching your video and realize I’m wearing my Pig Trail Highway 23 T-shirt I got years ago up there, love eastern Oklahoma and on into Arkansas, living in north Texas it’s not far to get into pretty country up there thanks for taking us along!
Man, that looked like a fun trip. Great video
Minus 25 wind chill here in Canada. No riding here. Thank you for your video.
Definitely missed some of the amazing riding we have to offer. Must come back and check it out.
great video very informative were heading down this year to bbq hope theres enough to do there riding wise...Thanks
My riding buddies and I used to have an expression, "The adventure doesn't begin until you tie your bike down on a ferry".. Many pleasant memories with that thought. Especially of Newfoundland.
Ha! You were there the weekend after I was. We did Eureka Springs, Mammoth Spring, Push Mountain Road, Magazine Mountain and the Pig Trail. Passed through Oark, but the store was not open on Tuesdays. Hit Catalapa General Sore the next day, but he closed up ten minutes before we got there. Also camped on the Buffalo River two nights. Great riding!
Been binge watching your videos lately and forwarding them to my new riding buddy, my dad. Awesome to see the progress you’ve made over time. Would be great to see a night ride training video. I enjoy riding at night but have to be 100% vigilant for deer and the occasional bear where I live.
Love watching you’re adventures. I might take some days off and explore new places :)
Sorry you did not enjoy NWA! I love it here. You missed some neat rides around Ponca, Jasper, Mt Judea. Maybe next time. I will add BBQ is very different since moving north. I did not enjoy this year, more spread out than in years past. Glad you had a safe visit!