To Jasper and beyond

Today we got out of the heat and out of the flat. Riding from
Arkadelphia to Jasper was our first experience of the Arkansas
mountains, crossing both the Ouachitas and the Ozarks. There are so
many curves that a stretch of straight road comes as a surprising
novelty. At a local burger joint of renown we met a sport bike rider
from College Station -- this is biker country.
A bit of rain and lightning entertained us on the way into Jasper,
where we planned to stay. But the available accommodations were Early
Phillip Morris, so we rode on to "Dogpatch" and The Hub.