Why, yes, that IS the road we are going to drive up
in a few minutes.
Pam's Hateful Hussy Cafe in Talihina, OK. (Really good!)
Heavener Rune Stone
Sunset on the Ouachita Mountains
The best vacation is when you can get up in the morning and say, "Hey let's take a drive halfway across a neighboring state just for the heck of it." We set out at about 9 am to drive "part" of the beautiful Talimena Scenic Highway. If you have never seen the Ouachita Mountains that run from about mid-Arkansas well into Oklahoma, it is worth the trip. We had no idea there were mountains this large in Arkansas. The 54 mile drive is punctuated with Vistas where you can pull off and enjoy looooonnnngg views out over the mountains. The road literally runs along top of the range, so the views are amazing. Not wanting to miss a single vista, we decided to go ahead and drive to the end of the trail in Talihina, OK. Stopped for a couple of hikes along the way. Visited a Pioneer Cemetery in the woods (haunted, of course!) Had lunch at Pam's Hateful Hussy Cafe in Talihina. We took the "low road" back towards Arkansas, but made a stop in Heavener, OK to see some runestones carved in the rock over a thousand years ago by Vikings! Very cool. Got back to Queen Wilhemina in time for a quick dinner, then headed back out on the mountain road to find a great place to watch the sunset.
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