Mena Pictures

We had 158 pictures. Some didn't turn out so good, some were repetitive. I
uploaded about 85 to the link below. You can view individually or as a
slideshow. If you see one that you would like a larger image of, email me
and I will send it to you as a stand alone. They are not chronologically
correct but those that were there know where and when. I'm tired of messing
with them. The beauty of the area is much more impressive than the pictures
indicate, thanks to RedShad for prompting us to go for a look-see.

I guess the combination of participants in this group worked out better than
one would expect. What a great time we had! I really enjoyed listening to
the group at night as they gathered in front of my room for the until
midnight tell-astory-thon. They made sure all of us had an equal amount of
sleep for the next day.

My compliments to all for the way that conducted themselves in all phases of
this experience. Extra to Walker, Ed, and RedShad who really did a good job
of watching out for us rookies.

Dayton (the back of my hands are red) Hart did an excellent job of taking
that young and upcoming buck out of system. I saw that deer jump amongst the
group I thought ut-oh. The young man did not flinch one bit and caught the
deer in the left shoulder sending the deer spinning end around to the ditch,
thus clearing the road for the rest of us. No blood, no damage to his
bike.....I'd say he can expect an award from Sunny or some of the other
previous Dslayers for the unkind act.

Walker was kinda apologizing for wanting to stop on the way back in for a
rest and cool off. I went out this morning and inventoried 72yr olds and
didn't find a one that was up to that 'hot top' ride back with air temps
around 103. It was about 430pm when we split off from Walker and came on to
Ft Worth. I'm way younger than Walker and I just barely made it to my
driveway, didn't even put the bike up.

One of the funny things - coming back there were 6 bikes and we stopped in
Broken Bow for fuel. After fueling we proceded on down the road, Walker
leading the way for our scenic trip home. After a bit we passed a sign
"Broken Bow 11 miles". Ed pulled over and I stopped along side. He says
something ain't right, we just left Broken Bow a few miles back and in 11
miles we'll be in Broken Bow. Don't worry Ed, lets just keep following
Walker. Well up ahead Walker had stopped, wondering why we stopped. We
talked and Walker said he was going by the sun, he been coast to coast,
blah, etc. and ain't never been lost. Walker, I told him, the sun is
straight up. Acorn even told him, hell it's 1138am, there is that little
window around midday that using the sun can caused circles. None of us
really cared how or when we got home so we turned around and took a
different route. At that point I'm not sure if we were going to Broken Bow
or leaving Broken Bow, we turned off before doing whatever we would have
done.

Thanks to all

pics at
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//album?.dir=/2704scd&.view=t

....louie

 

Great job, Louis.. I really appreciate the effort to post this link.. You
and the bride did a great job of documenting this ride and sharing it with
everyone on the newsgroup who were not fortunate enough to actually go..

My hat is off to you both and there is no doubt that ya'll are an asset to
any ride.. Regards..

Bill Walker
Your friend in Irving

 

Louie posts Pics:
‘‘At that point I'm not sure if we were going to Broken Bow or
leaving Broken Bow, we turned off before doing whatever we would have
done.’’
Thanks to all! Louie.
pics at
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//album?.dir=/2704scd&.view=t
(.louie)

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158 photos, Wow. And you uploaded and posted along with captions, 81 of
them.~~ That photographer of yours was good.~~~~~Yes Siree, Red-Shad is
a great ''Bike Trip Planner''.~~ I knew one of the best parts of riding
with ya''ll on the entire trip, would most definately had been the
''bullshitting session in the evening''. I felt my ears getting red,<g>.
~~Dayton hitting that Deer, lordy mercy, that had to have been an
alarming situation. What good luck, that he clipped it just enough to
knock it out of the way, and not get into some serious stuff. And to
think he wadn't in the lead. He seemed to have held his cool. You know
many times, it is the jerking the Bike around, that can cause a bad
situation.What a close one.
~~~That was funny you saying'' When Ya' got home, and after riding the
Valk hard, you put her up wet'' (paraphrasing, of course) because of the
ride home being so dern Hot~~~~About Walker leading ya'll a back and
forth thru Broken Bow, that is what can happen when ya get over heated,
that Sun can be hot, when it's straight up<g> I been in that area, and
it can get a little confusing, I remember. There's this truck route, and
it seems to go one way,and then it seems to go the other way. I might be
thinking about Idabel area, though. Or something like that?~~~~Louie,
you are hilarious. It took me a ''ReRead'' to realize =who you were
referring to, when you said, ''that even _Acorn_ said that the straight
up sun, can cause =circle riding= if ya ain't careful''. funny<g>~~~~~~
LOUIE about the Pics. Man, you did a sure nuff good job, getting that
many Pics posted on here. I reckon, you are on cable, because when we
upLoad pics on Honeys PC,and to yahoo, it takes a looooooong time, I
suoppose it is because we're on Dial up,out here in the farm area. That
does make a dif, doesn't it?~~
Louie, I enjoyed your ''captions'' . They all were so cute and humorous.
<g> I got to see, what Morgan looks like. And Honey got to see what Bill
Walker looks like, wished you'd had a pic of Acorn, to see what he looks
like. <g>
~~~My Gal, really laffed at the one about me. where you say: ''I'm
grinning, because I be riding with city Folks''. a Good'un, louie.~~~
You say, if I want a particular one, that you can send it to me? I'll
let ya know which one. I know I want one with Red-shad, Ed, Louie, and
me, with the man himself, Walker.~~~~~No doubt.
heh'heh'heh' thanks for your relatively hard task. (chuckle)
bjk~~~~

 

))alarming situation. What good luck, that he clipped it just enough to
)knock it out of the way, and not get into some serious stuff. And to
)think he wadn't in the lead. He seemed to have held his cool. You know
)many times, it is the jerking the Bike around, that can cause a bad
)situation.What a close one.


Mr. Bjay, I wouldn't call it 'clipped'.... He hit it dead on just left of
center, right at the shoulder as it came across. He contacted it with the
front tire..... it was a bull's eye, die wrecked hit....

couple pics coming ur way on the email system ...louie

 

For a kid on his first road trip with a group.. on his first motorcycle,
etc. etc. Dayton showed good presence by riding through without losing it..
Another rider with more experience couldn't have got it done any better..
The kid will turn into a top notch hand, if he continues .. Way to go,
Dayton.. Regards

Bill Walker
Irving

 

Mr. Bjay, I wouldn't call it 'clipped'.... He hit it dead on just left
of center, right at the shoulder as it came across. He contacted it with
the front tire..... it was a bull's eye, die wrecked hit....
couple pics coming ur way on the email system ...louie



I certainly misUderstood. I guess I pretty much assumed he clipped the
deer, like hit it with the front side of the bike someway, somehow. I
have never heard of any rider being able to run straight into, a deer
with the front tire and knock it away, or even a dog, for that matter,
and keep going straight. I am really impressed now. I had a friend clip
a fair size dog, but he hit it with the front crash bar, and his foot,
and the dog went flying into the ditch. He managed to stay straight
enough to stop.

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

Thanks Louie for all the work on the pics.Thanks Sheriff for taking
them and keeping you in line.I am sure if she wasn't there you would of
gotten a whole lot routier.Ha Ha

Ed Hart

 

RE Louie's post concerning the Mena ride deer strike:center, right at the shoulder as it came across. He contacted it with the
front tire..... it was a bull's eye, die wrecked hit.... <<


Glad to hear this one had a good outcome (deer sent to Bambi Heaven and no
injury to the rider). As you know, they don't always work out that way.

For a good read (and funny as hell), go to the link below and read of this
guy's deer strike. Be sure and click on the link to pictures at the bottom:

http://will.mylanders.com/outdoors/motorcycle/notes/read.pl?file=62

__________________________
Mick McHam Houston, TX
'01 ST1100 ABS, STOC# 1134
'00 VFR800FI
http://www.hal-pc.org/~mmcham

 

<snipped great report for brevity>

Good thing Dayton and his bike are ok and I'm glad y'all had such a good
ride and great time.

Great report and pics too. And the commentary as always, is fun to read.


--
Sunny Williams
sunny will at tx vets period org
IRPK, ISRA #7123, Deerslayers
Director/Webmaster for
Texas Veterans Assoc., Chapter 3
http://www.txvets.org/
"... if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place
shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor
defeat."

~Teddy Roosevelt