Thanksgiving weekend, Karen and I decided to tackle the Pop's 8 hr. mini-rally held in Oklahoma. We could start anywhere in the state of OK, so we decided to start in Honobia (home of Bigfoot).
Our first day was to Little Rock, Arkansas 506 miles away.
Nice hotel just off of I-40. We decided to stay an extra day since storms were due to blow through on Thanksgiving Day.
Bob & Dee West (A Canadian couple) takes our picture
We ate Thanksgiving dinner on the Arkansas Queen. Note: Thanksgiving Day was rainy. This photo was taken the next day.
We ate Thanksgiving dinner on the Arkansas Queen. Note: Thanksgiving Day was rainy. This photo was taken the next day.
"Welcome Aboard"
The Little Rock skyline
Ice on the cooler the following morning. We wait until it warms above freezing and the roads dry out before we head toward Honobia, OK
186 miles from Little Rock, AR to Honobia, OK. It was a beautiful ride!
After looking 2 hours for a place to eat lunch, we finally stop at a local general store/gas station. The BBQ brisket was excellent!
Bigfoot Crossing
The owner of this souvenir store said she hasn't seen it, smelled it, or heard it (Bigfoot) in the 25 years she's lived here.
We rent the only cabin at the Honobia RV Park/Campground
They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at the little general store. We eat the Friday night special, catfish. Great time!
The cabin is up the road a little ways.
On the way to the cabin is our first bonus location of the rally. We'll be here at 5:00 am the next morning.
Our cabin looks rustic, but very nice on the inside.
Nice little cabin!
Nice little cabin!
Our route in the rally is 335 miles (8 hr time frame). The blue flags depict all the bonus locations throughout the state.
First bonus is worth 2030 pts. (24 degrees at 5:00 am this morning).
Next stop was Talimena State Park worth 1900 pts.
The Peter Cosner house was worth 2070 pts. (notice the heavy frost)
The Dairy Hut was worth 1960 pts near Lake Wister.
Pansy Kidd Middle School was worth 1940 pts.
Fat Albert's Motorsports was worth 1890 pts.
The Sequoyah's Cabin was worth 1680 pts.
Glendon Floyd's headstone was worth 140 pts. (But extra pts were accumulated due to getting a bonus in each quadrant of the state (925 pts)
The survivor tree at the Oklahoma City National Memorial was worth 913 pts.
The fence at the Oklahoma City National Memorial was worth 911 pts.
Pop's, The final destination, was worth 219 pts.
Pop's was an unusual store/restaurant.
24 bikes enter the rally. Team Campbell finishes 3rd place!
24 bikes enter the rally. Team Campbell finishes 3rd place!
Pop's has over 7,000 pop bottles on display. They have any type of pop you can think of for sale.
Our route home was 836 miles. We stop in Little Rock for the evening, then on to Newnan, GA on Sunday.
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Our first day was to Little Rock, Arkansas 506 miles away.