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Contents 1 Activities and links 1.1 outdoors 1.2 historic 1.3 misc 1.4 more lodging

Activities and links

outdoors

• The 50-mile Syllamo Mountain Bike Trail - an "Epic Ride" - link

(Outside Magazine recently listed the trail as one of the Top 20 Outdoor Destinations in the nation.)

Alan and Anita are planning on checking this out right before the reunion.

• Trail riding and Cattle sorting & cutting? Improve your horsemanship? ([1])
• To the East is the Petit Jean - Arkansas's first and flagship state park, with windswept views, enchanting woodlands laced with streams and wildflowers, and a spectacular waterfall... in Morrilton, AK (map)
• fishing
  • trout fishing @ Calico Rock : [2] [3]
  • Drive north to Bull Shoals and White River destinations, as the waters of the Buffalo are too warm for good fishing.

Arkansas State fishing licenses are required for persons over the age of 16 and can be purchased from a local outfitter. Ask them for a current fishing booklet which lists size and limits.

• Blanchard Springs Caverns
  • fs.fed.us
  • on yahoo travel
  • ozarkgetaways.com
• more caving:
  • Mystic Caverns
• floating the Buffalo River
  • HarrisonArkansas.org
  • ozark-float.com - (who we will probably use) [4]

historic

• There are numerous other historic communities nearby including Leslie, home of:
  • the Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum
  • Serenity Farms Bread.
  • Calico Rock's entire downtown is on the National Historic Register and is on the way to world class trout fishing (see above)
• White River Hoedown (link)
• Back to the East, Batesville is the second oldest town in Arkansas and home to Lyon's College, a top rated liberal arts college.

misc

• Legendary antique shopping to the North in quaint Eureka Springs
• A little further North, across the Missouri border is Branson and Silver Dollar City.
• Ozark Folk Center
• Arkansas Craft Guild - map

more lodging

• staying longer? Sleep Cheap at the Ozark Mts. International Hostel in Gilbert, AK (as seen on CNN)--(we didn't see it)

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