Bikes, Blues & BBQ

Fall temperatures and colors of greens, oranges, reds and yellows displayed before a canvas of rich blue sky) and  coupled with the rumble of bikes creates a brand new image in my mind when I think about Fayetteville, AR.  As I rolled into town yesterday, I was escorted by a flowing river of motorcycles, as if I was the main float in a parade.  Immediately, the aroma of BBQ entered the car and the faint bluesy tunes (muffled by the roar of engines) serenaded me to the hotel.

The BBBQ committee has a unique way of transporting people from one area of the festival to another--a TRAIN.  They lease the Arkansas Missouri Railroad for the event.  At only a dollar a ride, this is the best way to travel through the streets--unless you have a bike.  I wondered through the crowd and beer garden while waiting on the train.  After a short ride, I found my friend Allyson Dyer, Director of the Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau.  She grabbed me in the crowd, through a VIP pass around my neck and pushed me towards the VIP suite located in a 9th floor penthouse overlooking Dickson Street.

Looking down from the balcony, I couldn't believe how many people, lights, bikes, vendors, and police filled every inch of the surrounding streets.  WOW!

After I got back to my room, I noticed vehicles with license plates from Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Oklahoma!

Today, I'm heading to Devil's Den State Park to check out a few caves and hopefully find a waterfall..and then it is back on the train and down to Dickson Street for more BBBQ.  Follow me on Whrrl for pictures and comments as they happen.