TonyMCev
10-03-2004, 12:26 PM
check this out:
http://www.talimenascenicdrive.com/maps.html
myself, my roomate, a guy that he works with and another guy rode from our hometowns (marshall and liberty city) up u.s. 259 into oklahoma to the talimena scenic drive. the total drive covered over 500 miles. that road is absolutely unbelievable. as you can see from the link, the drive itself stretches 54 miles, from talihena, ok, to mena, ar. the twisties are amazing. back to back to back 20mph curves...long sweepers, 25s, 30s...holy shit. nary a straightaway. we must have seen 300-400 cruisers. it was a blast. there are scenic vistas every few miles to stop and stretch and take in the view. quite a trip. if any of you guys ever get a chance to go up there, take it. it is not a road for you drag-racers, however. but for those of us who like to wear out the outer edges of our tires, this road is pretty great. the lowlight of the day was when a leflore county sheriff's deputy pulled all 4 of us over near the arkansas state line and started making arrangements to impound and arrest, claiming we were "driving reckless". :( but when we got him to realize that we are not those suicidal kids who have no regard for human life, he let us off with warnings. the rest of the day was great. i am a bit sore today but the memories will last forever. talimena would definitely be a good road trip. we are going back in the spring. make a 3 or 4 day trip of it, going up into northern arkansas as well. i was able to take 1 pic, but my camera died. when i get it back to life, i will post the 1 pic and even post a pic of my warning. i think i am gonna frame it.
http://www.talimenascenicdrive.com/maps.html
myself, my roomate, a guy that he works with and another guy rode from our hometowns (marshall and liberty city) up u.s. 259 into oklahoma to the talimena scenic drive. the total drive covered over 500 miles. that road is absolutely unbelievable. as you can see from the link, the drive itself stretches 54 miles, from talihena, ok, to mena, ar. the twisties are amazing. back to back to back 20mph curves...long sweepers, 25s, 30s...holy shit. nary a straightaway. we must have seen 300-400 cruisers. it was a blast. there are scenic vistas every few miles to stop and stretch and take in the view. quite a trip. if any of you guys ever get a chance to go up there, take it. it is not a road for you drag-racers, however. but for those of us who like to wear out the outer edges of our tires, this road is pretty great. the lowlight of the day was when a leflore county sheriff's deputy pulled all 4 of us over near the arkansas state line and started making arrangements to impound and arrest, claiming we were "driving reckless". :( but when we got him to realize that we are not those suicidal kids who have no regard for human life, he let us off with warnings. the rest of the day was great. i am a bit sore today but the memories will last forever. talimena would definitely be a good road trip. we are going back in the spring. make a 3 or 4 day trip of it, going up into northern arkansas as well. i was able to take 1 pic, but my camera died. when i get it back to life, i will post the 1 pic and even post a pic of my warning. i think i am gonna frame it.