On top of North Mountain in Hot Springs there is a tower from which you can see for miles, I remember looking out of the elevator and seeing a hawk flying below us. The road to the tower starts by the fountain that we get our water from. Its just west of there. Once you are climbing that mountain its swithchback after switchback. Each one brings you almost to a halt. A change of direction is a change of velocity. I managed to make it all the way to the top but the last 50 feet or so I had to dismount and push. Then the down road appeared. The Up road is one way. I got remounted and after an amazing descent with the same sort of switchbacks. My brakes were screaming. I came out just east of the fountain and glad to be alive. My car was parked just at the bottom of the last hill and curve.This was my second climb of the day, because a half mile from our house there is the road to Cloud Nine RV park. It is very steep. Once I was up there I circled the RVs and descended back to hiway 70.