911 miles of Missouri Back Roads

[eemsreno]

Wow, I need to get caught up on this thread.
So I'll start with a 2021 ride in Missouri. Michelle and I met Rodeoclone, Truegrip, patrickg450, Bigbob and a few others camped at Alley Springs, Mo.

On the way down.

I don't know many 64 year old lady's that enjoy riding off road through streams and trails the way Michelle does.

Truegrip

rodeoclone

This is at Welch Spring hospital.

Devils Well

Along the Current River.

And a stop at Dillard Mill on the way back home.

 

[eemsreno]

This is a camping trip ride I did down to Lost Creek area of Missouri this last spring.

 

[eemsreno]

This Missouri and Arkansas ride was this fall with rodeoclone.
This is one of the most recognizable cafe's in the country.

Our first night camp was just out in the forest of South Missouri.

We set up camp at a forest campground in Northern Arkansas .

We rode the western part of the TAT. The Warloop was favorite part of it.

We stopped for lunch here

 

[eemsreno]

We found some stream crossings.

Doug hit a big rock in this crossing and put a hole in his stator cover.

 

[Mad_Matt]

Thanks for sharing! Riding in MO was not on my radar.

 

[eemsreno]

With Doug back at the Oark Cafe waiting on his wife to come pick up him and the busted bike, I kept riding and exploring Arkansas and Missouri.

And camping.

Thanks for looking.

 

[ncpkwyrider747]

WOW!!! Great adventures, great pictures!! My new S10 is my first ADV bike and I hope to do some off-roading like you do someday. This newbie appreciates you sharing!!

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . Thanks for looking.

Thank you for sharing. Fantastic pictures as usual.

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . My new S10 is my first ADV bike and I hope to do some off-roading like you do someday. . . .

Now ask him how many miles that bike has on it. (make sure you're sitting down)

 

[ncpkwyrider747]

With Doug back at the Oark Cafe waiting on his wife to come pick up him and the busted bike, I kept riding and exploring Arkansas and Missouri.

And camping.

Thanks for looking.

How many miles does your bike have on it?

 

[ncpkwyrider747]

Now ask him how many miles that bike has on it. (make sure you're sitting down)

I'm not even going to try to guess but I'll bet it has more miles than I've put on all 11 of my street bikes combined.

 

[eemsreno]

I'm not even going to try to guess but I'll bet it has more miles than I've put on all 11 of my street bikes combined.

I don't feel like I ride all that much, but I do like to ride. It has 347,500 on the 2012 and only 41,000 on the 2017. We are in full on winter here now so riding has come to a stop.

 

[ncpkwyrider747]

I don't feel like I ride all that much, but I do like to ride. It has 347,500 on the 2012 and only 41,000 on the 2017. We are in full on winter here now so riding has come to a stop.

Holy cow.....that is amazing!!! Are all those miles in the U.S. or do you ride internationally as well?
Oh almost forgot to ask - do you know of any planned (perhaps guided?) off road rides for the "not so skilled newbies" like myself? I'd like to try some off-roading....just nothing too challenging yet.

 

[eemsreno]

Holy cow.....that is amazing!!! Are all those miles in the U.S. or do you ride internationally as well?

North America only. I ride almost daily down into Missouri in nicer weather.

 

[ncpkwyrider747]

North America only. I ride almost daily down into Missouri in nicer weather.

Sorry, I edited my response and added this part (below) and didn't realize the first part of my response had sent. Just curious if you might have any suggestions. Thanks.

Oh almost forgot to ask - do you know of any planned (perhaps guided?) off road rides for the "not so skilled newbies" like myself? I'd like to try some off-roading....just nothing too challenging yet.

 

[eemsreno]

This is some of my riding in Northern Missouri this last summer.

Then I walked around in the cemetery.
And found something really weird.

You can read the story here.
Spencer family brutally murdered in Clark County in 1877 | KHQA

 

[eemsreno]

Sorry, I edited my response and added this part (below) and didn't realize the first part of my response had sent. Just curious if you might have any suggestions. Thanks.

Oh almost forgot to ask - do you know of any planned (perhaps guided?) off road rides for the "not so skilled newbies" like myself? I'd like to try some off-roading....just nothing too challenging yet.

Your a long ways away from here but we could get a group together next summer to all meet up in Arkansas to ride forest roads.
Another ride that would be good for you is the Romney gathering this spring.
2024 Romney Camp-N-Ride is ON for May 3-5 | Yamaha Super Tenere Forum

 

[eemsreno]

I'm always looking for old stuff. Bridges, houses, churches, schools, and north Missouri has quite a bit of it out there.
They also have water crossings, like this one. NOT today though, spring rains.

 

[eemsreno]

 

[eemsreno]

This is actually a highway in north Missouri, Highway 149. It's been washed out for almost two years.

I'm not shy about dropping my bike.