@goldmember3761 Arkansan here. Y'all are both correct. The Western third is beautiful, topographically. The Southeastern quadrant has the highest illiteracy rate in the nation, as a region, I grew up hearing. Highly economically depressed as a whole state. Southern hospitality on the surface, until you make it known you disagree politically.
@@goldmember3761 Come to Seattle! We got all that and more. Plenty of open dope use too. People living and shitting on the streets. Education doesn't mean shit when you vote like an idiot.
Have you heard the State Song, " Arkansas ( you run deep in me) ?? Makes a couple references to "falling in love with it", or "losing your heart there". It isn't on youtube. The artist recent ( back in the 1990's I think) recording of it keeps a tight copywright on his version of it.
I've lived in 13 states and Canada. Arkansas is my home. Love being in the sticks. Live off the Pig Trail and love the scenery. I may have a commute to work, but I had one living in the city as well. Difference is, no stop lights, and beautiful scenery instead of traffic lights and mini marts etc.... you couldn't pay me enough to make me move back to a city.
Thank you for bringing attention to Arkansas and the Ozarks. You actually passed my home when you passed threw West Fork. I've called the Ozarks home for almost 40 years now. I hope someday you can return and enjoy more of our wonderful state. Maybe next time you can ride the Ouachita mountains here. Stay safe.
So glad you made it through our state. It is small and slow compared to other places around the country but it is home and we like it that way. Hope you make it back some day.
I was born in Mexico in 1990 and moved to NW Arkansas with my parents in 1995. I grew up going to beaver lake every summer. Fishsing on the white river and floating the Buffalo river in St. Joe. Im so glad my parents brought me and my siblings here. We had the best childhood enjoying the beautiful Arkansas Nature. This will always be home! 💚💚💚🏞🏞
@@iramanuca3556The locals are very friendly. Southern hospitality is in full affect around here. The place i grew up in is 34% Hispanic. You won't find a shortage of taco trucks and Mexican restaurants around here. Theres even a delicious panaderia in town. The culture is very much accepted with the locals. Come visit!
@@abrahamtorres1659 I just got back from southern Texas and our Mexican food is sooooo much better. La Carreta in Lowell is top tier 👍🏻 Gabys on 8th street can't be beat for sweet treats. And mira flores for pupusas! NWA is a great place to live.
Welcome to my back yard! I have ridden every one of those roads you were on, and then some, while here in Arkansas.Lived here all my life and LOVE it. Know all the roads here and each one holds it's own adventure. Thank you for the video and glad you enjoyed your time here. Ride safe, be alert
What a nice motorcycle adventure! The name Arkansas comes from the French pronunciation of a Quapaw (an Indian tribe) word, which means "land of people living downstream". The debate was officially established in 1881 by a decision of the federal state - based on the pronunciation of French and Italian immigrants. Thanks a lot and i'm looking forward to Tennessee!
Thank you for that my friend, because I actually wondered myself (I am British), I rode through it on the TAT in 2015 on my 690 and thought it was a beautiful state with very friendly and well mannered country people. I don't do cities so country people are the ones whom I relate to and judge states by, perhaps that is not really fair but there we are. It is only my opinion so it doesn't matter. AR is definitely one of my top US states.
Thank you for making my birth state look so amazing through your beautiful camera work and commentary. The Pig Trail (Hwy 23) gets its name because that used to be the most travelled road for football fans traveling from Little Rock back to Fayetteville, home of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks also know as “The Hogs”. Enjoyed it a lot.
And of course not just the fans: back before newer roads were built, that was how my mom (class of 1963) and her mother before her (class of 1933) got up to Fayetteville, and to the U of A, from central or south AR. I’m from Benton, just outside of Little Rock, in Central AR.
The Ozark region is known for an abundance of sparkling springs, waterfalls, lakes, caves, caverns, and sinks (also known as karstic landforms). In addition, there are many manmade landmarks, such as the Lake of the Ozarks.
Arkansas is as green as anywhere on Earth, except during winter. Riding is great but to really discover it get off and hike. It is surprisingly rugged and exceptionally beautiful.
Such a beautiful state!My father was Born in Harrison, Arkansas.The Buffalo river was only blocks away where we used to fish.He passed away this June.I hope to go back one day soon & spread his ashes where he was born & raised.Thank you for sharing this video as it gave me nostalgic feelings & made me think of my dad.God bless everyone!
@@CoreyC68 That's awesome man!do you remember the swimming holes name where you climb the train tracks & jump in!???Been trying to think of the nickname they had for it for years!There was also a haunted house with a well called the Pruitt house.Good times!
Glad you enjoyed your time in the Ozark! For those of us who live here, we not only enjoy the countless beautiful rides but also enjoy sharing them with others who come to visit! Stay safe on all your travels!
I am also a native of Arkansas, living in Ft. Smith. That’s just south of Fayetteville where I went to college. The Ozarks are truly spectacular. I’ve lived here most of my life, and I never tire of it…in all seasons and weathers. It’s a wonserful place for whitewater canoeing and kayaking, which are two of my favorite things to do. It’s a shame you couldn’t stay at Byrd’s. The owners are friends of mine and very nice people.
From a native Arkansan, thanks for touring the state and for the kind words of the beauty of our state. Your welcome back anytime. Be safe on your journey.
Hello Lea!! Great trip through Arkansas! When you turned left onto Hwy 16 across from the Pelsor Post Office, if you had turned right onto Hwy 123 instead you would have come to the Haw Creek Falls Campground, about 20 miles or so, which is just 3 miles from where we live (you would have passed our county road turnoff). Where you went, Falling Water Falls, is where my church in Ben Hur (you drove past it on Hwy 16) goes for our church picnics, when we have one. Thank you for saying Arkansas is beautiful. We think so too!! Be safe and God bless.
@@raccpootonsuijuris6949 General beauty and appreciation of an area in which I live is hardly Genocide, it's thankfulness to a creator who gifted us beauty.
@@lisad2701 I am also from California, specifically around the Fresno area. I am looking to get out of this state, since we unsuccessfully tried to get Newsom out of office. I am debating between Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri. I am looking to live in the mountains and grow livestock. Is the ozark mountains a good place to do that? Also is this a state where the government leaves you the hell alone when it comes to mandates?
@@caneloalvarez1516 I can tell you Arkansas and Missouri is much more affordable than Texas. I'm from Texas but live in Kansas. I'm finding out that land prices have really soared in Texas plus property taxes are much higher than in Kansas. I pay $1,500 a year for a 3 bedroom 2.5 baths, 2 living rooms, full kitchen and basement on 1/4th of an acre. I'm hoping to visit Arkansas soon because I love mountains.
just so lovely to watch this. I spent a lot of time in Arkansas when I was a child. I live in Europe now and this made me immensely homesick. so appreciate this beautiful film you made.
I've motorcycled in Arkansas for 50+ years. Lived in Ozone, At one time Oark had 2 general stores. Ridden all over the UAS but the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas are my favorite
Did you live in Ozone for the breeze? Living closer to Clarksville is a lot more convenient, but don't wanna live too close cuz that chicken plant puts out some foul smells.
I totally agree! And Onherbike. I have come to appreciate Pedro Mota's channel as well. His somewhat ballsy approach to riding put me off at first, but he's brilliant in his own way, and when he knew the words to The Cure's A Forest, I actually subscribed. That chap is a brother in soul. 🤘 P.S.: Her Travelblogs are in German only, but CaroUnterwegs is a great bike traveling channel as well. Full of cute silly humour! 🤗
I'm not only part of this portion of the story but I live in this state. I haven't explored much yet having moved here during the pandemic. But what I have seen so far is absolutely beautiful.
I moved to arkansas from texas years ago and i could never go back. This region of arkansas truly is like waking up in a fantasy world. And im so glad you got to see the sunset over the mountains. It never fails to be amazing even in deep storms. If you ever swing through arkansas again. I suggest a few places. Jack creek Petit jean waterfall (requires a little hike but it feels like mother nature holding your hand and showing you what beautify actually is) And fishing and camping at the white/buffalo river resort. Jack creek is a beatiful massive cliff face you can climb and dive from into the deep mountain spring river. Petit jean waterfall is one of the most amazing falls in the whole state. And the white/buffalo river resort is amazing to either travel along for sightseeing, or fish for trout. Ive never caught less than 5 legal trout in a day when i went. And half the time i let them go because the experience of being there is almost enough to feed you without the fish. Even then the trout are always plump amd healthy, great seared, stewed, or smoked.
Hi Mason.. wow makes me want to visit....try this one out on a big trout...cut into steaks about 5/8 inch thick mix real butter minced garlic two spoons parsley one spoon basil ( per butter cube) BBQ or Broil.. Oh don't forget to drizzle with HONEY. If you BBQ Have water spray bottle because the butter catches fire and flame's up... enjoy!
@Got2Go the next time you are here in Arkansas, you really need to see the Boxely Valley, and you will love the bike ride down into the valley since you seem to enjoy the Curvy Winding Roads 😊❤😊I Can Promise You The Beauty Of The Valley and What You Will Get To See Especially Early Morning Out Across The Valley Floor Is So Very Worth The Curvy Winding Roads ❤😊❤
I have never seen anyone capture Arkansas the way you did. You would of loved Mt. Magazine. Maybe next time. You did an amazing job. I’m from here and there is no place in the world I’d rather be. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Oh hey! That is awesome! Let me know if you like it. And I hope that our paths cross at one point in the USA. (I might be back next year as I still own the motorcycle there…) Love your channel!
As beautiful as our state is, and how friendly we can be to visiting folk, we keep the best places to ourselves, lol. If you want to experience nature at it's most stunning, take a walk in some of our deeper forests near dawn or sundown. Words can't describe the spirit of this place
I live in Austin, Arkansa. This state is amazing. Lakes, hunting, fish, and a lot more. Places to see is on going. It’s very beautiful here. Come visit you will not be disappointed.
How’s Austin Arkansas it’s any flooding and tornado risk can you suggest which one is good Cabot,austin or Conway which one is good where is law crime ?
@@krupapatel450 Little Rock is crime city. Austin and Cabot are white ppl living in the country with lots of pretty scenery there. Conway is a college town and safer than Little Rock.
Such a lovely video! My wife and I recently moved to the Ozarks. I am unfamiliar with the sites you’ve shown me. I am making notes, and we will visit them. Safe travels!
I was holding my breath that you wouldn't run out of gas. Whew! So happy you made it to a gas station that was OPEN! You are an amazing photographer to capture the best of all the beauty. God bless and protect you as you continue your journey and fulfill your dreams.
This was a really good video. I enjoyed it. I live in Arizona now but Arkansas was once my home. This video made me miss its beauty. Thank you for video.
Thank you for taking us along with you. Been riding since the 70’s and I am really enjoying and getting a kick out of your videos. Very well put together and love the narration too. Stay safe.
I've lived in Oklahoma all my life, forty-three years, and we always head east to Arkansas to enjoy the Ozarks. It's been a while, so thank you for taking us on that tour.
Love your video I live here in Arkansas. Right in the middle of the Ozarks, in Mountain Home I do a lot of hiking the trails in the Ozarks and I've started doing what people call tree top camping in my camping hammock. Yes it's a little scary at first but once you get the hang of it it's really relaxing. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
My family originally came to the Ozark Mountains in the mid-1800s. I’m really glad you enjoyed the Ozarks and northern Arkansas-thanks for a beautiful ride!
Thank you so much for video! I lived here all my life. I live in the flatlands! However it’s beautiful here too! Something for everyone! Again thank you!
Wow, simply stunning! I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but now after seeing this video I will have to make a trip to Arkansas. Very well researched and narrated as usual.
Lea, I'm glad you thoroughly enjoyed my beautiful state, and shared it with the world. You couldn't have picked a better ride route. Your research was excellent. This is the first, but not last, video I've seen of yours. May you stay safe and dry on your journey.
To be fair: it was not my research that took me to all these places. This guy I met at the gas station (who I unfortunately didn’t film) gave me all these suggestions - and it’s very rare that I meet someone who really exactly suggests me things that I want to see and roads that I enjoy riding. It’s as if he made the script for this episode and I just had to follow it (the only thing I found myself was the campground 😅😅😅
Danke ! Very relaxing to watch your videos, thank you for that, most travel videos in America (by Americans) I cannot watch, like much of the TV. Yours are simple, real, and unadulterated with excellent photography and a connection to the natural world. I married a Texan here in Colorado, whose hillbilly relatives named Jedaloo and Redaloo (no joke) came from Arkansas and he often says how beautiful it is there - or was, back then (most of the planet has lost its soul due to tourism and human gluttony) so who knows now has it has changed, or how much. It looks somewhat still untouched, yet I would have to feel the spirit in the land, if it's still well and truly alive. Im a gypsy soul, born in NZ, been travelling the world since I popped out of the divine oven as many downunder's do, for many years, and exactly like you was searching for Arkansaw for days and then finally said to my hubby, err "Do they call Arkansas Arkansaw" 😁 I see no answers here to our shared dilemma! Keep flying wild and free, that's all we take with us in the end! Tschuss 🌅💟🍀 Sally Jane !
As a native Californian living in NW Arkansas/the Ozarks, I’m so glad you got to experience it! I’ve lived here 25 years and you showed me things I hadn’t seen!
People sleep on the ozarks. They always go to Branson and think that that's all the Ozarks has to offer. It's not. You just have to go off the beaten path
My best friend lives in Arkansas. I didn't realize how beautiful it is there until I watched this wonderful video. Stay safe and enjoy your adventure...
I am from NorthWest Arkansas. Wish I could explain the pronunciation, I'd have to research that, but I know it was made a crime to pronounce it as Ar-Kans-us a long time ago, maybe in the 1800's. I grew up on motorcycles up there and I rode the route that you showed us many times. Thank you for showing me some places in my home State that I need to visit! I did cliff racing on highway 71 between Fayetteville and Fort Smith quite often and some other 'hairier' places. Surprised none of us went over the cliffs. lol I just discovered your channel and love this. Good fortune to you, happy travels and Ride On!!! It would be good to see you on the road one day, I ride all the time between Arkansas, East Texas and East Oklahoma..
Love this, I did 38 states last year solo "2021" after 30 years of putting it off . I am actually taking 4 friends cross country late may this year 2022. I love your trip documentary, great work !
Great. You saw 8 more states than me but it was a Fort Smith Arkansas River home owner that swapped his land for my refurbished Motor City summer vacation property. I wanted to do Arkansas kite boarding and the old gentleman wanted my freight elevator for storing vintage electric vehicles.
I live in the Ozarks in southern Missouri. I just came back from a small ride around my home area. To be a hillbilly in the Ozarks is to live life. Riding motorcycles, off-road vehicles, fishing and leisure boats, kayaking, and enjoying the concerts and other activities in Branson. What more could one wish for in their life.
Born, raised and living here having also been well traveled abroad I can attest to the fact it's a great place to live. We are on a ridge facing directly north overlooking the MOAR state line.
I absolutely love your videos, they have an architectural digest, National Geographic essence to them, beautiful. Thank you for all your creative work.
Fun video, very nice! I'm an American Vet, 28 years in Central America, thinking to move back to the US now, and looking for cheap areas. And have been in the Ozarks before. From Oregon, before the Californian invasion, when it was nice rural people. Lived in Europe as a kid, Military family, have relatives in Germany that we visited. Thank You for the nice video. Gives me hope of finding a new home for me and my GSD's. 🥰
This is a great episode. Thank you. I loved the happy and relieved look on your face when the gas started to flow in to fill your gas tank. Priceless! 😃
Oh yeah. We always fill up at Oark regardless of the price. The peace of mind is worth the high price. And I love supporting the family that keeps that place running.
I follow your channel since Africa and I very much enjoy the way you document your journeys. You're real, chilled and very professional. Just thought it was about time to show my appreciation. Thank you for the effort you put in your camera work and editing.
Thank you so much Peter! Makes me very happy that you followed all the way through (and hopefully as well experienced some improvement in the editing and camera work… sometimes it’s hard for me to still see the africa episodes, even though they are my favorites! Wish I would have already known then that I would put them online here on UA-cam….)
Lord knows you have a very high number of amazing and interesting videos of your journeys around the different parts of the globe Lea, but this one really stands out for me as one of your best, both for the content and production, but also for the "Wow, I'd love to visit there" factor. Thanks as always for sharing.
This as well was one of my favorite days of riding this year. It maybe doesn’t look as spectacular as Utah, but it was just PERFECT. Like peaceful, realaxing, happy perfect!
This is a wonderful video. I'm from Southwest Arkansas (Murfreesboro: See 'Crater of Diamonds State Park') but live just east of the Ozarks. I actually have friends in the small town of Oark. You did a wonderful job of covering these special areas of Arkansas. There is so much more to see so near the paths you chose, but it's almost impossible to see it all in one pass.
Lea! OMG! Having grown up in southern Missouri, I thought that I already knew how beautiful the Ozarks are. But, your videos of Arkansas were stunning! PS. Thank you for rescuing the box turtle!
@@Got2Go I am sure that your turtle was alive, although it was smaller than most. There are two species of box turtles native to the Ozarks, but they are becoming rare and are protected. You did good to move it off of the road. Thank you!
Never move a turtle from it's area it makes it hard to survive they grow to know there surroundings we have one that comes to our back door almost daily for bread and water we named him lumpy for he's been run over at one time he's very old we have lots of turtles on our property the only problem is they love our strawberry patch
@@jamesblackwell703 I watched and re-watched that point of the video, and one thing I noticed she could have took it back the direction it was coming from. So, always move them across the direction they were heading towards, or they will just have to walk across again. They are heading that way for their own reason a and won't be deterred. I live in the same county she was doing this in, btw, and I do this kind of thing quite often in spring when they are most likely out looking for mates.
Lea, very nice ride through a section of the USA that I have never visited. Your wonderful photography has done this beautiful place a real complement ! Thank you once again ! 👍👍
Thank you for visiting our state, i live in the Ozarks not far from Oark . you only touched on a few things our state has to offer. Please come back soon when you have time to stay longer. We also have the Quachita Forest range to the south and the Delta to the east. Each offer a truly unique experience . As a Arkansan i say "Come back and set a spell"
That is what happens here in the Ozark lol! You never know when you’re going to see another gas station. Glad you enjoyed our state! Safe travels! And thanks for saving the turtle!
I love Arkansas! I'm from California and I've lived in Arkansas for 47 years I call it home. Great place to ride motorcycles on and off the road. I've done the Arkansas TAT and the majority of the Arkansas states hwys. Lot's of Twisties fun and beautiful scenery. Everyone should experience The natural state Arkansas you won't be disappointed! Go Hogs! Go Razorbacks!
Thank you for making such big sacrifices for us by eating that burger.....LOL Seriously though, it really is nice following along with you on your trip! I love that you don't seem to be following any specific route, and will basically go anywhere as long as it is heading east/southeast toward Miami. That is awesome!! Looking forward to your Tennessee video, since that is one of my favorite states here in the U.S.
I was born and raised in the ozark mountains . And that cafe you stopped at in oark I went to school there and my older sister graduated at oark . I was born in newton county and it's the county that's the heart of the ozark mountains .
Arkansas is a state that you need to be in for years to truly explore it. There's an insane amount of hidden gems
Yankees stay north
I ment to say yankee liberals but patriots are welcome
@@arkansaskid5047 I agree
@@arkansaskid5047 we don't want to come to Arkansas bro
Only thing arkansas is is a big ass retirement home
I grew up in Northern Arkansas and it will always have a special place in my heart. The Ozarks are very beautiful.
Wasn't beaver lake a little close to Sringdale Ar. I went there alot to swim and fish I lived in Springdale at the time. Imiss it
Arkansas has to be one of the most beautiful states in the nation.
also uneducated people, guns, very high crime rate...
@@goldmember3761you sure you’re not talking about california? 🤣🤣
and meth @@goldmember3761
@goldmember3761 Arkansan here. Y'all are both correct. The Western third is beautiful, topographically. The Southeastern quadrant has the highest illiteracy rate in the nation, as a region, I grew up hearing. Highly economically depressed as a whole state. Southern hospitality on the surface, until you make it known you disagree politically.
@@goldmember3761 Come to Seattle! We got all that and more. Plenty of open dope use too. People living and shitting on the streets. Education doesn't mean shit when you vote like an idiot.
Arkansas is called "The Natural State." It's love at first sight.
Have you heard the State Song, " Arkansas ( you run deep in me) ?? Makes a couple references to "falling in love with it", or "losing your heart there". It isn't on youtube. The artist recent ( back in the 1990's I think) recording of it keeps a tight copywright on his version of it.
Beg to differ. I saw enough unnatural
watching UA-cam video of the Benton
County boosters seeking another sucker.
Amen! My roots are from there. I love it there.
It is absolutely the most beautiful state I have ever lived in!! Love it here!!
I've lived in 13 states and Canada. Arkansas is my home. Love being in the sticks. Live off the Pig Trail and love the scenery. I may have a commute to work, but I had one living in the city as well. Difference is, no stop lights, and beautiful scenery instead of traffic lights and mini marts etc.... you couldn't pay me enough to make me move back to a city.
Where is the pig trail? Looking at AR to retire
@@barbkabat6976 The pig trail is hwy 21 south, south of Huntsville to down by Mulberry. Goes through the National Forest.
@@RansackTheElder68 trying to get the most bang for the buck. What’s your opinion?
@@barbkabat6976 my mistake, its hwy 23 s I live in between 21 and 23 and get turned around lol
Thank you for bringing attention to Arkansas and the Ozarks. You actually passed my home when you passed threw West Fork. I've called the Ozarks home for almost 40 years now. I hope someday you can return and enjoy more of our wonderful state. Maybe next time you can ride the Ouachita mountains here. Stay safe.
did you jus search arkansas like me an click the vid, imagine jus seeing urself randomly standing outside xDDD
@Brain Sigulinsky could you explore some information?
So glad you made it through our state. It is small and slow compared to other places around the country but it is home and we like it that way. Hope you make it back some day.
I was born in Mexico in 1990 and moved to NW Arkansas with my parents in 1995. I grew up going to beaver lake every summer. Fishsing on the white river and floating the Buffalo river in St. Joe. Im so glad my parents brought me and my siblings here. We had the best childhood enjoying the beautiful Arkansas Nature. This will always be home! 💚💚💚🏞🏞
How do the locals treat you since you’re Mexican? I’m Mexican too and am considering exploring Arkansas.
@@iramanuca3556The locals are very friendly. Southern hospitality is in full affect around here. The place i grew up in is 34% Hispanic. You won't find a shortage of taco trucks and Mexican restaurants around here. Theres even a delicious panaderia in town. The culture is very much accepted with the locals. Come visit!
Noone cares liberal @iramanuca3556
@@abrahamtorres1659 I just got back from southern Texas and our Mexican food is sooooo much better. La Carreta in Lowell is top tier 👍🏻 Gabys on 8th street can't be beat for sweet treats. And mira flores for pupusas! NWA is a great place to live.
Did your parents come to my country legally?
Welcome to my back yard! I have ridden every one of those roads you were on, and then some, while here in Arkansas.Lived here all my life and LOVE it. Know all the roads here and each one holds it's own adventure. Thank you for the video and glad you enjoyed your time here. Ride safe, be alert
What a nice motorcycle adventure!
The name Arkansas comes from the French pronunciation of a Quapaw (an Indian tribe) word, which means "land of people living downstream". The debate was officially established in 1881 by a decision of the federal state - based on the pronunciation of French and Italian immigrants.
Thanks a lot and i'm looking forward to Tennessee!
Thank you for joining like always! Next video will unfortunately be a bit more unpleasant 😩
This is correct and Kansas used an English pronunciation! So the S is pronounced like an S.
Thank you for that my friend, because I actually wondered myself (I am British), I rode through it on the TAT in 2015 on my 690 and thought it was a beautiful state with very friendly and well mannered country people. I don't do cities so country people are the ones whom I relate to and judge states by, perhaps that is not really fair but there we are. It is only my opinion so it doesn't matter. AR is definitely one of my top US states.
I think it's pronounced Ah-kin-sa(w)where the R is in your throat, not on your tongue, and the last S is silent, as the French do.
@@Britishshooter
Thank you sir
What a beautiful job you did in showing the world the Ozarks and the wonderful back roads Arkansas has to offer. Love your videos.
Thank you for making my birth state look so amazing through your beautiful camera work and commentary. The Pig Trail (Hwy 23) gets its name because that used to be the most travelled road for football fans traveling from Little Rock back to Fayetteville, home of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks also know as “The Hogs”. Enjoyed it a lot.
No way! That is so funny! I thought it’s not the pigs trail, but pig tail, because it’s so curvy 😂😂😂
@@Got2Go you’re both right. Thanks for visiting my neck of the woods. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope you come back!
And of course not just the fans: back before newer roads were built, that was how my mom (class of 1963) and her mother before her (class of 1933) got up to Fayetteville, and to the U of A, from central or south AR.
I’m from Benton, just outside of Little Rock, in Central AR.
The Ozark region is known for an abundance of sparkling springs, waterfalls, lakes, caves, caverns, and sinks (also known as karstic landforms). In addition, there are many manmade landmarks, such as the Lake of the Ozarks.
True. Even if some are places that never saw illicit moonshine being made or smuggled.
The pig trail is amazing! We are blessed to live in such a gorgeous state
Arkansas is as green as anywhere on Earth, except during winter. Riding is great but to really discover it get off and hike. It is surprisingly rugged and exceptionally beautiful.
Such a beautiful state!My father was Born in Harrison, Arkansas.The Buffalo river was only blocks away where we used to fish.He passed away this June.I hope to go back one day soon & spread his ashes where he was born & raised.Thank you for sharing this video as it gave me nostalgic feelings & made me think of my dad.God bless everyone!
Cool. Same here
@@CoreyC68 That's awesome man!do you remember the swimming holes name where you climb the train tracks & jump in!???Been trying to think of the nickname they had for it for years!There was also a haunted house with a well called the Pruitt house.Good times!
@@jackiemoon7559 I will ask my fam. It's on the tip of my tongue! Yes many good memories indeed!
Harrison.. Oof
@@tcoker0416what you’ve heard and what you think you know…
G2G…Hats off, excellent job covering the foothills of the Ozarks. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed your time in the Ozark! For those of us who live here, we not only enjoy the countless beautiful rides but also enjoy sharing them with others who come to visit! Stay safe on all your travels!
Brought back so many memories of my travels in the same general area.
I am also a native of Arkansas, living in Ft. Smith. That’s just south of Fayetteville where I went to college. The Ozarks are truly spectacular. I’ve lived here most of my life, and I never tire of it…in all seasons and weathers. It’s a wonserful place for whitewater canoeing and kayaking, which are two of my favorite things to do. It’s a shame you couldn’t stay at Byrd’s. The owners are friends of mine and very nice people.
From a native Arkansan, thanks for touring the state and for the kind words of the beauty of our state. Your welcome back anytime. Be safe on your journey.
Hello Lea!! Great trip through Arkansas! When you turned left onto Hwy 16 across from the Pelsor Post Office, if you had turned right onto Hwy 123 instead you would have come to the Haw Creek Falls Campground, about 20 miles or so, which is just 3 miles from where we live (you would have passed our county road turnoff). Where you went, Falling Water Falls, is where my church in Ben Hur (you drove past it on Hwy 16) goes for our church picnics, when we have one. Thank you for saying Arkansas is beautiful. We think so too!! Be safe and God bless.
That is for sure a beautiful place for a picnic! Arkansas was really one of my favorite states, you are some lucky people!
The Ozark Mountains are my home. I'm glad you enjoyed the beauty.
So you appreciate the genocide of the natives?
Let me guess, Jesus said it's ok?
@@raccpootonsuijuris6949 General beauty and appreciation of an area in which I live is hardly Genocide, it's thankfulness to a creator who gifted us beauty.
Glad you enjoyed our beautiful state! So much more to us than just the Ozarks!
You said it! I'm in the Ouachita National Forest and it's paradise. Sooo much better quality of life than California where I lived for 44 years.
@@lisad2701 I am also from California, specifically around the Fresno area. I am looking to get out of this state, since we unsuccessfully tried to get Newsom out of office. I am debating between Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri. I am looking to live in the mountains and grow livestock. Is the ozark mountains a good place to do that? Also is this a state where the government leaves you the hell alone when it comes to mandates?
@@caneloalvarez1516 I can tell you Arkansas and Missouri is much more affordable than Texas. I'm from Texas but live in Kansas. I'm finding out that land prices have really soared in Texas plus property taxes are much higher than in Kansas. I pay $1,500 a year for a 3 bedroom 2.5 baths, 2 living rooms, full kitchen and basement on 1/4th of an acre. I'm hoping to visit Arkansas soon because I love mountains.
just so lovely to watch this. I spent a lot of time in Arkansas when I was a child. I live in Europe now and this made me immensely homesick. so appreciate this beautiful film you made.
I've motorcycled in Arkansas for 50+ years. Lived in Ozone, At one time Oark had 2 general stores. Ridden all over the UAS but the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas are my favorite
Rode motorcycle all around and hiked the OHT too. We have a great state.
Did you live in Ozone for the breeze? Living closer to Clarksville is a lot more convenient, but don't wanna live too close cuz that chicken plant puts out some foul smells.
Beautiful scenery.
I love living in this area of Arkansas. Get to ride these roads all the time
Nice video and she's just scratching the surface. Not enough time to expolre it all. Ride Safe
Very true
@@hrphilipson Really really real
Same 😄💛👍
Thank you for showing some of the best parts of our state, the Natural State. I'm glad you got to eat at Oark.
Lea and Noraly(itchy boots) are my two most favorite moto travelers by far. This video is quite good, I didn't realize how nice the Ozarks are!
Thank you so much!
Me too. I love their adventures and videos.
Lea is best
I totally agree! And Onherbike. I have come to appreciate Pedro Mota's channel as well. His somewhat ballsy approach to riding put me off at first, but he's brilliant in his own way, and when he knew the words to The Cure's A Forest, I actually subscribed. That chap is a brother in soul. 🤘
P.S.: Her Travelblogs are in German only, but CaroUnterwegs is a great bike traveling channel as well. Full of cute silly humour! 🤗
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I'm not only part of this portion of the story but I live in this state. I haven't explored much yet having moved here during the pandemic. But what I have seen so far is absolutely beautiful.
Fantastic job of showing of showing off my beautiful state! We’ve enjoyed many burgers at the Oark Cafe
We moved to Arkansas from Oregon about 2 1/2 years ago and absolutely love it here. We live off of 14 in fact! Great video.
I moved to arkansas from texas years ago and i could never go back. This region of arkansas truly is like waking up in a fantasy world. And im so glad you got to see the sunset over the mountains. It never fails to be amazing even in deep storms. If you ever swing through arkansas again. I suggest a few places.
Jack creek
Petit jean waterfall (requires a little hike but it feels like mother nature holding your hand and showing you what beautify actually is)
And fishing and camping at the white/buffalo river resort. Jack creek is a beatiful massive cliff face you can climb and dive from into the deep mountain spring river. Petit jean waterfall is one of the most amazing falls in the whole state. And the white/buffalo river resort is amazing to either travel along for sightseeing, or fish for trout. Ive never caught less than 5 legal trout in a day when i went. And half the time i let them go because the experience of being there is almost enough to feed you without the fish. Even then the trout are always plump amd healthy, great seared, stewed, or smoked.
Hi Mason.. wow makes me want to visit....try this one out on a big trout...cut into steaks about 5/8 inch thick mix real butter minced garlic two spoons parsley one spoon basil ( per butter cube) BBQ or Broil.. Oh don't forget to drizzle with HONEY.
If you BBQ Have water spray bottle because the butter catches fire and flame's up... enjoy!
@Got2Go the next time you are here in Arkansas, you really need to see the Boxely Valley, and you will love the bike ride down into the valley since you seem to enjoy the Curvy Winding Roads 😊❤😊I Can Promise You The Beauty Of The Valley and What You Will Get To See Especially Early Morning Out Across The Valley Floor Is So Very Worth The Curvy Winding Roads ❤😊❤
I am 65 and my first 28 years were in Arkansas. I left for career purposes and retired now. Thinking of moving back. I have missed it all these years.
I enjoyed your video. And I love Arkansas! Can't wait to get back there.
I have never seen anyone capture Arkansas the way you did. You would of loved Mt. Magazine. Maybe next time. You did an amazing job. I’m from here and there is no place in the world I’d rather be. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I live just west of West Fork. Thank you so much for showing just how beautiful our home is!
We went to Bentonville and Eureka Springs 2 weeks ago and it’s gorgeous. I can’t wait to come back!!!
My neck of the woods. 😀
Awesome video!! I just started your book and also watching your videos… neat to know some background about the person on the screen!
Oh hey! That is awesome! Let me know if you like it. And I hope that our paths cross at one point in the USA. (I might be back next year as I still own the motorcycle there…) Love your channel!
As beautiful as our state is, and how friendly we can be to visiting folk, we keep the best places to ourselves, lol. If you want to experience nature at it's most stunning, take a walk in some of our deeper forests near dawn or sundown. Words can't describe the spirit of this place
Right! We keep our secrets from tourists. As much as I love my state, I hope no one tries to go viral sharing our hidden gems
Amen!
Proud born Arky here! Love my home state and everything it offers! Cool video!!
I live in Austin, Arkansa. This state is amazing. Lakes, hunting, fish, and a lot more. Places to see is on going. It’s very beautiful here. Come visit you will not be disappointed.
I know exactly where that is, right at the county line.
How’s Austin Arkansas it’s any flooding and tornado risk can you suggest which one is good Cabot,austin or Conway which one is good where is law crime ?
@@krupapatel450 Little Rock is crime city. Austin and Cabot are white ppl living in the country with lots of pretty scenery there. Conway is a college town and safer than Little Rock.
Cabot is better than Conway. Russellville is even better@@krupapatel450
Hello from Fayetteville, AR. Glad you enjoyed your time here.
Such a lovely video! My wife and I recently moved to the Ozarks. I am unfamiliar with the sites you’ve shown me. I am making notes, and we will visit them. Safe travels!
Those kinds of views, peace and quiet, pizza and your ride at the door ready for more adventure hard to beat that!
I was holding my breath that you wouldn't run out of gas. Whew! So happy you made it to a gas station that was OPEN! You are an amazing photographer to capture the best of all the beauty. God bless and protect you as you continue your journey and fulfill your dreams.
Thank you so much for feeling with me when running out of gas. 😅 i was as well considering to just stop at a farm, but luckily I made it!
This was a really good video. I enjoyed it. I live in Arizona now but Arkansas was once my home. This video made me miss its beauty. Thank you for video.
Thank you for taking us along with you. Been riding since the 70’s and I am really enjoying and getting a kick out of your videos. Very well put together and love the narration too. Stay safe.
I have been here in Springdale Arkansas for 28 years and she is absolutely right. The most beautiful country in the Us. I have been every where.
I've lived in Oklahoma all my life, forty-three years, and we always head east to Arkansas to enjoy the Ozarks. It's been a while, so thank you for taking us on that tour.
Love your video I live here in Arkansas. Right in the middle of the Ozarks, in Mountain Home I do a lot of hiking the trails in the Ozarks and I've started doing what people call tree top camping in my camping hammock. Yes it's a little scary at first but once you get the hang of it it's really relaxing. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
My family originally came to the Ozark Mountains in the mid-1800s. I’m really glad you enjoyed the Ozarks and northern Arkansas-thanks for a beautiful ride!
Thank you so much for video! I lived here all my life. I live in the flatlands! However it’s beautiful here too! Something for everyone! Again thank you!
Wow, simply stunning! I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but now after seeing this video I will have to make a trip to Arkansas. Very well researched and narrated as usual.
I will drive by very close to Jacksonville too! So keep posted for my Florida video! 😍
Great ride through the Ozark mountains 🏔 of Arkansas..!! 😎👍✅
Lea, I'm glad you thoroughly enjoyed my beautiful state, and shared it with the world. You couldn't have picked a better ride route. Your research was excellent. This is the first, but not last, video I've seen of yours. May you stay safe and dry on your journey.
To be fair: it was not my research that took me to all these places. This guy I met at the gas station (who I unfortunately didn’t film) gave me all these suggestions - and it’s very rare that I meet someone who really exactly suggests me things that I want to see and roads that I enjoy riding. It’s as if he made the script for this episode and I just had to follow it (the only thing I found myself was the campground 😅😅😅
It was absolutely Not the best route. It was a good route, but there are much better ones.
Danke ! Very relaxing to watch your videos, thank you for that, most travel videos in America (by Americans) I cannot watch, like much of the TV. Yours are simple, real, and unadulterated with excellent photography and a connection to the natural world. I married a Texan here in Colorado, whose hillbilly relatives named Jedaloo and Redaloo (no joke) came from Arkansas and he often says how beautiful it is there - or was, back then (most of the planet has lost its soul due to tourism and human gluttony) so who knows now has it has changed, or how much. It looks somewhat still untouched, yet I would have to feel the spirit in the land, if it's still well and truly alive. Im a gypsy soul, born in NZ, been travelling the world since I popped out of the divine oven as many downunder's do, for many years, and exactly like you was searching for Arkansaw for days and then finally said to my hubby, err "Do they call Arkansas Arkansaw" 😁 I see no answers here to our shared dilemma! Keep flying wild and free, that's all we take with us in the end! Tschuss 🌅💟🍀 Sally Jane !
One of the best parts of the video was that you saved that 'unidentified non-flying object'. I loved that.
If a turtle would have looked out of the shell we would have known what it was - but so I still think it could have been an alien 👽
Thank you! This was beautiful. First time to see your video. I want to see white Rock. I live in Arkansas. Love my beautiful state.
As a native Californian living in NW Arkansas/the Ozarks, I’m so glad you got to experience it! I’ve lived here 25 years and you showed me things I hadn’t seen!
The scenery there is beautiful, I've been in a beautiful state before
People sleep on the ozarks. They always go to Branson and think that that's all the Ozarks has to offer. It's not. You just have to go off the beaten path
You also have not seen the parts of Arkansas I visited before traveling east to meet her parents.
Loved this video. It showed my home from your eyes. I know almost all of the roads and towns.
My best friend lives in Arkansas. I didn't realize how beautiful it is there until I watched this wonderful video. Stay safe and enjoy your adventure...
I think you should visit your friend soon!
I will never stop watching your incredible productions, since you paint landscapes from within the canvas. You are a beautiful person, Lea.
From videos of Lea I feel smooth flow of positive energy and good mood, making them extraordinarily refreshing....
Thank you so much! 😅🙏🏻🙏🏻
I am from NorthWest Arkansas. Wish I could explain the pronunciation, I'd have to research that, but I know it was made a crime to pronounce it as Ar-Kans-us a long time ago, maybe in the 1800's. I grew up on motorcycles up there and I rode the route that you showed us many times.
Thank you for showing me some places in my home State that I need to visit!
I did cliff racing on highway 71 between Fayetteville and Fort Smith quite often and some other 'hairier' places. Surprised none of us went over the cliffs. lol I just discovered your channel and love this. Good fortune to you, happy travels and Ride On!!! It would be good to see you on the road one day, I ride all the time between Arkansas, East Texas and East Oklahoma..
Love this, I did 38 states last year solo "2021" after 30 years of putting it off . I am actually taking 4 friends cross country late may this year 2022. I love your trip documentary, great work
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Great. You saw 8 more states than me but it was a Fort Smith Arkansas River
home owner that swapped his land for my refurbished Motor City summer
vacation property. I wanted to do Arkansas kite boarding and the old
gentleman wanted my freight elevator for storing vintage electric vehicles.
Barkshed and Gunner Pool, our family’s fave camp spots❣️❣️❣️ Loved your video❤️
I live in the Ozarks in southern Missouri. I just came back from a small ride around my home area. To be a hillbilly in the Ozarks is to live life. Riding motorcycles, off-road vehicles, fishing and leisure boats, kayaking, and enjoying the concerts and other activities in Branson. What more could one wish for in their life.
Amen
Born, raised and living here having also been well traveled abroad I can attest to the fact it's a great place to live. We are on a ridge facing directly north overlooking the MOAR state line.
I absolutely love your videos, they have an architectural digest, National Geographic essence to them, beautiful. Thank you for all your creative work.
Fun video, very nice!
I'm an American Vet, 28 years in Central America, thinking to move back to the US now, and looking for cheap areas. And have been in the Ozarks before.
From Oregon, before the Californian invasion, when it was nice rural people.
Lived in Europe as a kid, Military family, have relatives in Germany that we visited.
Thank You for the nice video. Gives me hope of finding a new home for me and my GSD's. 🥰
Soy de México, y me gustaría algún día llegar a visitar Ozarks, está en mis planes a futuro.....saludos!!!
Hola…..soy de el estado de Tamaulipas y vivo en Arkansas……Hermoso y en moto…..indescribible….saludos
Digame la verdad. Por favor.
You have such a soothing and delightful voice! So grateful I found your channel!
Welcome! I hope you will joining the next travels as well!
Awesome Green Mountains and liked your presence of mind in saving a wild animal crossing the road...! All the best for your future Journey 👍
Beautiful ♥️ adventure 🦋☘️🌞 nice 👍 roads enjoying fr jamaica 😎🌅🏖️
Thanks for coming! It's beautiful here.
Thank you for watching
I live in Northwest Arkansas, and this place is a motorcycle paradise. I love the Ozarks.
This is a great episode. Thank you. I loved the happy and relieved look on your face when the gas started to flow in to fill your gas tank. Priceless! 😃
I already saw me knocking on some farmers doors to ask for gas 😂
Oh yeah. We always fill up at Oark regardless of the price. The peace of mind is worth the high price. And I love supporting the family that keeps that place running.
I follow your channel since Africa and I very much enjoy the way you document your journeys. You're real, chilled and very professional. Just thought it was about time to show my appreciation. Thank you for the effort you put in your camera work and editing.
Thank you so much Peter! Makes me very happy that you followed all the way through (and hopefully as well experienced some improvement in the editing and camera work… sometimes it’s hard for me to still see the africa episodes, even though they are my favorites! Wish I would have already known then that I would put them online here on UA-cam….)
I’m a West Virginian native. Northern Arkansas is almost as beautiful as WV. It’s my home state and is very diverse.
Lord knows you have a very high number of amazing and interesting videos of your journeys around the different parts of the globe Lea, but this one really stands out for me as one of your best, both for the content and production, but also for the "Wow, I'd love to visit there" factor. Thanks as always for sharing.
This as well was one of my favorite days of riding this year. It maybe doesn’t look as spectacular as Utah, but it was just PERFECT. Like peaceful, realaxing, happy perfect!
This place always takes me back, no matter where I go. My first true love.
You barely touched the Ozarks, but glad you enjoyed it, safe travels and come back when you can to see much move...
The inbred, banjo playing at booger hollar.
@@JERRYR708 you must be thinking of Kentucky
@@camperbum Booger Hollar is the giveaway.
Glad you saw Arkansas ! I am U.S.A.F. Retired 22 years Active Duty Veteran at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas !
This is a wonderful video. I'm from Southwest Arkansas (Murfreesboro: See 'Crater of Diamonds State Park') but live just east of the Ozarks. I actually have friends in the small town of Oark. You did a wonderful job of covering these special areas of Arkansas. There is so much more to see so near the paths you chose, but it's almost impossible to see it all in one pass.
I hope I can return at one point and see even more. Really loved the ride!
Hey friend, I’m from Delight
@@cdenton651 Delight proper, or Antoine, Billstown, Blue Mailbox?
Glenwood here!
NWA here!
Gorgeous state for road trips and exploring
Lea! OMG! Having grown up in southern Missouri, I thought that I already knew how beautiful the Ozarks are. But, your videos of Arkansas were stunning! PS. Thank you for rescuing the box turtle!
I wish the turtle would have looked out! I don’t even know if it was maybe only a shell? 🤔
@@Got2Go I am sure that your turtle was alive, although it was smaller than most. There are two species of box turtles native to the Ozarks, but they are becoming rare and are protected. You did good to move it off of the road. Thank you!
Never move a turtle from it's area it makes it hard to survive they grow to know there surroundings we have one that comes to our back door almost daily for bread and water we named him lumpy for he's been run over at one time he's very old we have lots of turtles on our property the only problem is they love our strawberry patch
some turtles are as big as boulders.
@@jamesblackwell703 I watched and re-watched that point of the video, and one thing I noticed she could have took it back the direction it was coming from. So, always move them across the direction they were heading towards, or they will just have to walk across again. They are heading that way for their own reason a and won't be deterred. I live in the same county she was doing this in, btw, and I do this kind of thing quite often in spring when they are most likely out looking for mates.
Thanks you for coming and please come again, but gives us a heads up next time.
Lea, very nice ride through a section of the USA that I have never visited. Your wonderful photography has done this beautiful place a real complement ! Thank you once again ! 👍👍
What a beautiful area! We love your commentary when riding! Thanks!
Thank you for visiting our state, i live in the Ozarks not far from Oark . you only touched on a few things our state has to offer. Please come back soon when you have time to stay longer. We also have the Quachita Forest range to the south and the Delta to the east. Each offer a truly unique experience . As a Arkansan i say "Come back and set a spell"
Would love to come back and explore more of the state! Hopefully next year!
I live in Arkansas and grew up at the foothills of the Ozarks. Clinton, Arkansas. Thank you for this video.
That is what happens here in the Ozark lol! You never know when you’re going to see another gas station. Glad you enjoyed our state! Safe travels!
And thanks for saving the turtle!
I love Arkansas! I'm from California and I've lived in Arkansas for 47 years I call it home. Great place to ride motorcycles on and off the road. I've done the Arkansas TAT and the majority of the Arkansas states hwys. Lot's of Twisties fun and beautiful scenery. Everyone should experience The natural state Arkansas you won't be disappointed! Go Hogs! Go Razorbacks!
I was raised at Big Flat, arkansas, the little town with sharp turns before you turned onto dirt road going to bark shed. Oh whow how i miss the area.
Thank you for making such big sacrifices for us by eating that burger.....LOL Seriously though, it really is nice following along with you on your trip! I love that you don't seem to be following any specific route, and will basically go anywhere as long as it is heading east/southeast toward Miami. That is awesome!! Looking forward to your Tennessee video, since that is one of my favorite states here in the U.S.
I was born and raised in the ozark mountains . And that cafe you stopped at in oark I went to school there and my older sister graduated at oark . I was born in newton county and it's the county that's the heart of the ozark mountains .
Arkansas is a Favorite place to ride.
Love the Oark Cafe.
Really enjoy your videos.
Now it’s one of my favorites too!