Today we drove 200 miles of Arkansas' finest hills and hollers. It is quite a treat to not be pulling the trailer so we headed out early to explore this part of Arkansas looking for the fall colours.
I had a small parcel for Quesnel and whether I'm sending parcels or postcards to Canada I always look for a small town post office. It's usually a friendly exchange with a local postmaster or mistress but today it backfired. Two towns and neither had ever sent a parcel to Canada and were not sure about the customs labels. I say thank you very much and it wasn't important that it was sent today. It doesn't matter what the outcome is I just enjoy talking to the people...they are so warm and friendly and I want to keep listening to their southern way of speaking, y'all know what I'm sayin?
We roll up and down and along razorback ridges, some as high as 2300 feet. There are "poultry farms"? all over these rolling hills that have these long low buildings that are chicken and turkey buildings. Each farm either supplies to Butterball or Tyson Foods.
We travel through towns with names like Blue Eye, population 36, Nail, Enon, Limestone and Deer.
We stop in the town of Green Forest cos we saw a library on the Main Street. I'm trying to connect my iPad to my PC to see if I can restore it to factory settings and save some of my data that has been backed up before we left in August. Doesn't work:(...we are referred down the road a mile or so to Jim's drive in for a "really good burger". Turns out to be a good choice. $8.00 for 2 deluxe cheeseburgers and a large sack of fries. More homemade than McDonald type food.
Really sweet librarian that tries to help us but hasn't been very far from this part of Arkansas.
As we sat in the library a sheriffs vehicle goes racing out of town with lights flashing and siren blaring. As we head out of town after our lunch we come to stop. Another accident....this time a dually truck pulling a 5th wheel is sideswiped or sideswipes a motorcycle trike. It doesn't appear to have injuries, just a lot of fender type damage. These roads are so narrow and have no shoulders which make all the corners and twists and turns pretty scary.
We follow the hills and valleys along the Buffalo River which is a National Heritage waterway and through the town of Ponca. An Elk herd was introduced to this area and we see a small group laying in the fields along the way. The colours are the most brilliant along this valley. Maples, Oak, dogwood, red bud, cypress to name a few. Oranges and reds the most predominant.
Our next town of Jasper is where we have been sent to mail my parcel. The post office smoke signal has worked and they are expecting the "Canadians". Parcel sent successfully, third time lucky:)
Restaurants like the "Hillbilly Highway Ozark Cafe". The high point along the way known as the Grand Canyon of the Ozarks and Mockingbird Hill.
It's been a beautiful day filled with beautiful colours and breathtaking vistas. The air is pure and clear at these heights . Even though we are not pulling the trailer it is another long day of driving but very worth it.
Friday 10/25/13
Short-mile touring into town
So busy with the extra tourists for folk festival.
It is a tourist destination just for the funkyness and quaintness, Victorian homes, hotels, spas...and it's all built on the side of steep hollers(canyons)
Dairy Hollow
Almost impossible to find a place to park but they do have a good trolley system for $6 a day or $10 for 2 days and you can jump on and off all along the various routes.
Lunch at the Anglers, well known for its Catfish....had catfish with fries and hush puppies, aka "shut em up dawgs". Very good but still just a white fish, don't compare to Halibut, lol
Back to sit in the sun at camp. It is such a beautiful camp spot to sit and look out onto this huge lake surrounded by the fall colours
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