Talimena Scenic Drive

[Odinist]

Tomorrow I'm heading out with some friends to Heavener, OK to see the viking-carved runestone. Since the Oklahoma stretch of Talimena Scenic Drive is only about 20 miles south of Heavener, we're going to detour down to it on our way home.

I'm excited! 210 miles to Heavener, then about a 20 miles to the drive, 25 miles worth of twisties, 20-30 miles back to the original route, and 210 miles home. So, I'm looking at almost 500 miles of riding in one day.

I'll make sure and get a lot of pics. Has anyone done Talimena before?

[mdole]

I've been to Heavener and done the Talimena Dr.

The last time was in 2000 when I was in Hatfield Arkansas for the 2000 CMA Rally in June. In June the humidity around Heavener is pretty oppressive.

My son and I headed out on Talimena drive for the trip home.

It was a nice ride. We live in the mountains in New Mexico and the road to work has a lot tighter curves but it was still a nice ride.