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greg
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moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Feb 17, 2009 17:39:58 GMT -5

Post by greg on Feb 17, 2009 17:39:58 GMT -5

and the best thing i can think of doing there is scootin! think of all those hilly curvy backroads and the condition of them is pretty smooth from what ive seen. nothing like a ride at about 30 mph on a nice day!

i will buy a digital camera shortly after the move and post pics. we move this saturday.

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♣Luke♣ Great Big Guru Dawg Posts: 3,163	moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Feb 17, 2009 20:18:18 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ♣Luke♣ on Feb 17, 2009 20:18:18 GMT -5 ozark? wow! me and wifey been wanting to go there. nice scenery. ozark trail is very nice. i think the scenery is same as yosemite. looking forward to your pics. enjoy your new environment! ride safe.
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nickiemcnichols Great Big Guru Dawg Posts: 1,560	moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Feb 17, 2009 21:50:46 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nickiemcnichols on Feb 17, 2009 21:50:46 GMT -5 Greg, I'm jealous. I've only been through a tiny bit of the Ozarks, but I remember wanting very badly to stop and stay a while, but I had to push on...
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okie34 Great Big Guru Dawg Posts: 223	moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Mar 10, 2009 9:39:05 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by okie34 on Mar 10, 2009 9:39:05 GMT -5 The Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas are beautiful! I grew up taking floats trips down various creeks and rivers in the area and the fishing is supreme. It's a great place to scoot! JD
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chimera Great Big Dawg My boy and my ride. Posts: 74	moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Mar 24, 2009 22:13:33 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chimera on Mar 24, 2009 22:13:33 GMT -5 Greg, where are you moving to? I live in the St. louis area. I have been in the Ozarks many times but never on my scooter. If you find any really good rides, please let me know.
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moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Mar 25, 2009 9:33:59 GMT -5

Post by okie34 on Mar 25, 2009 9:33:59 GMT -5

Chimera,

If you find any really good rides, please let me know.

Shoot man, In the Ozarks? Pick a point in SW Missouri or NW Arkansas and go! The Kiamichi Mountains in Oklahoma and extending into Western Arkansas are great. The most popular ride is the Talimena Drive. The Spring River in SW Mo. is another very popular area. The Illinois River in Ar./Ok. is full of day rides.

I could go on and on and on here. Established rides? There's so much in the area it would be easier to simply establish your own. Branson area is full of twisty roads and loaded with scenery. Bentonville in Arkansas is another area.

A good way to plan a few rides is to get a copy of the Gazetteer series of map books made by Delorme. They have one for each state. These show all the roads in the state and have planty of markings for camping and other scenic stops.

Another way would be to get on Google Maps and select "Terrain" for the map view and plan a route that way. If you have a Tomtom GPS, there's a freebie program called "TYRE" (Tracing Your Route Everywhere) that uses google maps and allows you to create Routes and Iteneraries that are loadable to the Tomtom units that support that feature.

My family will be headed to the Branson area in May, Better believe the scoots are going too!

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gianna Great Big Dawg 2008 Linhai Aeolus 260, Linhai Aeolus 150 Retro, Stella 150 Posts: 40	moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Mar 25, 2009 22:34:38 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gianna on Mar 25, 2009 22:34:38 GMT -5 The roads less travele are awesome. Route 69 going into Hot Springs is nice with lots of twists turns and hills. The areas surrounding Branson are nice riding too. The Ozarks are beautiful.

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moving to the ozarks!!from wisconsin Aug 17, 2009 21:16:47 GMT -5

Post by JR on Aug 17, 2009 21:16:47 GMT -5

Mar 25, 2009 22:34:38 GMT -5 gianna said:

The roads less travele are awesome. Route 69 going into Hot Springs is nice with lots of twists turns and hills. The areas surrounding Branson are nice riding too. The Ozarks are beautiful.

Don't mean to sound rude but no Route 69 into Hot Springs! Hwy's 70, 270, 7, 5 all go into Hot Springs but no 69. Have lived in and around the Ozarks all my life guys and Arkansas so here's some good pictures of the Ozarks and Arkansas. I live in Perryville an hour from Hot Springs but was born in SW Ark in Texarkana and grew up around the little town of Dierks. I live about an hour from the tallest mountain in Arkansas Mt Magazine.

Some pictures;