Brock Creek to Haw Creek Arkansas Dualsport Ride
Saturday, Nov 24th, 2007
The Plan
1. Meet up at BC
on Friday.
2. Set up all the camping gear at BC.
3. Drive one truck (mine) to Haw Creek Falls and leave it there.
4. Saturday ride from BC to Haw Creek.
5. Load the bikes in my truck, which was left at HC, and drive back to BC.
6. Camp again at BC Saturday night.
7. Ride the BC trails on Sunday.
The Route, 77 miles total.
The ride was a great success. We got rained out on Sunday, but Saturday was fun. Got chased by a hunter who seemed to not like us for some reason. Barclay shook his pecker at the guy and he went away. Actually, Barclay (David) just rode with his wanker on the gas tank, and scared him off. I didn't see it, (thank goodness), but I bet the dude is still traumatized.
OK, here's the real story. We have been riding through some posted land for
several years. The area shows to belong to the USFS on most maps, and there's no
gate, but it is posted no trespassing. Around here it's common for local yokels
in the National Forest areas to simply post land as being private when it's
really not. They also ignore legal easements and post land as closed when
legally they cannot. If there's no gate, we just ride on, especially if there's
no houses or anyone to stop and ask. My buddy has been riding and driving
through there for 15 years without seeing anyone.
On this ride there was one truck and trailer which we assumed belonged to a
hunter since it was deer season. We stopped when we thought we were on the other
side of the posted area and Disco took a leak. Just then the hunter came hauling
ass up the trail on an ATV. Since he had a gun and we didn't, we just moved on
along before he got there. No one noticed Disco with his pecker hanging out
until we were on our bikes and headed away.
Getting ready to go from Brock Creek
The culprits, Jeb, Jeff, David, Terry, and Jim
The trail to the above site
Jeff showing off.
There's a trail ?????, I sure hope Jim knows where he's going.
Miscellaneous sections, unfortunately with a crooked camera
More with with the exposed wanker
incident
A pole line trail that we rode down from the about the midpoint to the bottom
Video of going down the pole line trail, along with a few more short clips
The bikes, DRZ vs. KTM, 3 to 2
Time for a nap!
Lunch!
Watch out for those trees !@#%@##$
The grave of Sara Waterman
Seven year old Sarah Waterman took sick about the time the "men" went off on a three day hunt for meat. The women of the family cared for her as best they could. When the men retuned from the hunt it was decided to put Sarah in a wagon and get her to a doctor, either in Hagerville or Clarksville.
The road we took over Pilot Rock Mountain was the only road at that time. Sarah died the same day they left for the doctor on Pilot Rock Mountain near the top of Bowman Hollow and was buried where she died.
The End of the Trail
Stonehenge at Haw Creek
The Builders, no beer cans in sight, must have been smoking something!
The departure from Haw Creek
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