Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 from a visiting/vaca point of view? I know, its off-topic. What's the most popular hillbilly guitar??? there. (I'm guessing Washburn) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hjcooper Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 went up there a couple of years ago for vacation. Rented a cabin on a river. It was beautiful. Great fishing in crystal clear water. Hiking trails. Lots of deer and other wildlife. But brought back a bad case of TICKS and CHIGGERS! Didn't even know we had them until we got back home. Took almost a week to get rid of all the ticks and a couple of weeks to get rid of all the chiggers. And they've got lyme disease up there. So be careful and check yourself and your bed regularly. Took my ash SX tele with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 went up there a couple of years ago for vacation. Rented a cabin on a river. It was beautiful. Great fishing in crystal clear water. Hiking trails. Lots of deer and other wildlife. But brought back a bad case of TICKS and CHIGGERS! Didn't even know we had them until we got back home. Took almost a week to get rid of all the ticks and a couple of weeks to get rid of all the chiggers. And they've got lyme disease up there. So be careful and check yourself and your bed regularly. Took my ash SX tele with me what area did you ummm, take your ash Tele to? and what time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members InnerVision Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 We don't take kindly to your kind around here, Mister. I suggest you make your visit a brief one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 We don't take kindly to your kind around here, Mister. I suggest you make your visit a brief one. I can make my Washburn squeal like a pig! Any suggestions? Eureka Springs was suggested by a couple of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sfarfsky Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 lived there for 20 years {censored}load of good music acts if you're into bluegrass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I grew up in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It's one of the most beautiful, untouched parts of the country (or at least it was). I've been looking for an excuse to get back there. Plenty to do as long as you're into hunting, fishing, hiking or camping. Bluegrass is big down there. Lots of Martins, mainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 love flat pickin' and bluegrass. Thanks folks! Martins, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I grew up in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It's one of the most beautiful, untouched parts of the country (or at least it was). I've been looking for an excuse to get back there. Plenty to do as long as you're into hunting, fishing, hiking or camping. Bluegrass is big down there. Lots of Martins, mainly.someone else mentioned Mtn Home as a good choice also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sfarfsky Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 go canoeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 go canoeing I've heard that the Arkansas River is a stunning canoe journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sfarfsky Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I've heard that the Arkansas River is a stunning canoe journey. U familiar with Branson, MO? Its like Vegas for church folk. There's a lot of tourist stuff, if you're into that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 U familiar with Branson, MO? Its like Vegas for church folk. There's a lot of tourist stuff, if you're into that Ya, wanted to steer clear of the tourist traps. Mostly interested in the actual mother nature aspect of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well, Eureka Springs IS a cool town, but it is also pretty touristy. Mt. Home a bit less so. Both, however, are beautiful, and in beautiful areas. Smallish towns...easyto get out into nature. I lived near the 'zarks for many years and spent a lot of time there. The main things that keep me from considering that area as a place to live are the {censored}ing satanic summer heat & humidity and the fact that there is just not a city big enough and close by enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 is that a banjo I hear? well someone had to.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dead Star Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 you gots a purty mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agradywills Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hot Springs (not necessarily Ozarks) but fun and beautiful.Eureka Springs is awesome with Beaver Lake and White River close by. Mountain Home (Bull Shoals/Lake Norfork) is great and the lakes are as pristine as they come.Hardy Arkansas with the Spring River. Lots of fun to be had there as well. Buffalo River/Jasper, AR is some kind of nice if the river is up. The bluffs along that river are spectacular. Just take some time and visit the northern half of the state as far east as Hardy. Stay away from the southern half though, especially the southeastern corner (delta farmland). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Awesome area. Definitely check out the canoe trips. July and August get pretty hot and the rivers can get low that time of year too. June and September are my favorite times there. I actually prefer things up on the Missouri side but that's preference. Tons of good music around. If you don't like the tourist stuff, shy away from Branson but there are a million "family" theaters that the locals use. That's where you find the good stuff. One of my favorites is the Plummer Family Theater about an hour or so south of St louis. It's kinda kitschy but Chester, Il is the home of the creator of Popeye. More Popeye crap there than you can imagine. My favorite spot is more around the Bourbon, MO area. Fantastic canoe and raft trips there on the Bourbeuse River and some others. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cngracin Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Ya, wanted to steer clear of the tourist traps. Mostly interested in the actual mother nature aspect of the area. Stay away from Lake of The Ozarks then :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cngracin Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 My favorite spot is more around the Bourbon, MO area. Fantastic canoe and raft trips there on the Bourbeuse River and some others. EG Current River, Jack's Fork, Big Piney... and... There's a bunch. I like floating that area myself but weekends floats on most of those rivers are as bad (or good ) as the Party Cove. High traffic and a lot of beer consumed. ... Hope to make a trip like TOO this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Oh, and you'll find the weather a little cooler a bit further north up on the MO side of the border. The humidity isn't quite so bad. Agreed on the Lake of the Ozarks. That place is a madhouse. I used to live out on the west edge of St Louis on I70. Friday afternoons was a nonstop traffic jam of city folks headed west out to the lake. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jigowatt Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Mostly interested in the actual mother nature aspect of the area. Bennett Spring State Park is real nice. The spring feeds the Niangua river, which is a great river for canoeing. Used to go down there regularly for family reunion type things but I haven't been there in quite a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I thought this thread was about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 i think it's delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Forget Lake Of the Ozarks unless you are a boater & party animal. Mountan Home is a sleepy little town of retirees including my mom. Nearby Lake Norfolk is a beauty and worth renting a boat or pontoon boat to cruise around and take in the views. Gaston's Resort in Lakeview is a half hour's ride from Mtn. Home and has a beautiful view of the White River from a glassed-in dining room that cantilevers out over the river. Definitely a great lunch or early dinner spot. You can take fly fishing lessons, rent a canoe or hire a guide and go trout fishing. Blanchard Springs Cavern and the Blanchard Springs Recreational Area is pretty cool and the drive is stunning as you go right through the Ozark National Forest to get there. To the south there is Mountain View with the Ozark Cultural Center and artist's community. Good bluegrass music, arts and crafts and dulcimer makers. Eureka Springs has a turn of the century look with lots of antique shops and bed and breakfast inns. They also have a working narrow gauge steam train that does excursions into the Ozark forest to a roundhouse where it turns around and goes back. The train station was used in the filming of the mini-series North and South (before Kirstie Ally became such a "big" star). Branson is still worth a trip. Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo are on the way and are gorgeous spots with great lake trout fishing. Branson of course has all the music theaters, a rodeo and also Silver Dollar City (a hillbilly style Six Flags) which is nestled in the Ozark hillsides and nicely wooded and shaded. It is heavy on Ozark crafts and you'll see gunsmiths, candlemakers, wood carvers, quilters (yawn) and soapmakers in period garb at work. Sorry to sound like the Arkansas board of tourism, but I've been going there for 20+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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