RECOMMENDED RIDES
RECOMMENDED RIDES
Miles : 236 Ride Time : 5 hours Food :
Dairyette , burgers / ice cream , Mt . Ida
Los Locos Mexican Restaurant , Clinton
Wing Shack , Mountain View Attractions : Ouachita National Forest Arkansas River Lake Dardanelle
Ozark Folk Center , Mountain View
By POLLYANNA Young
NEED a little quiet time ? Time to ponder on simpler times and prepare yourself for the Hillbilly Hoedown National Rally ? Take Hwy 8E out of Mena . It β s impossible to be in a bad mood between the yellow and white lines on this peaceful twolane highway . It β s a low-traffic road , full of little creeks and streams driving through a portion of the Ouachita National Forest . Even in the bareness of winter , this highway is beautiful , with the sun shining on your face and feeling its warmth under the blue skies . Many places along Hwy 8E have tall pine trees and other timber lining this blacktop road .
Hwy 8 intersects with 27N at Norman . Unlike the 114 cc iron horse I was riding on , the old roadside barns along the way reflect an era of a different kind of horsepower and family time spent on the farm . You will cross the Ouachita River and wind around the Ouachita National Forest on Hwy 27N , where you can keep a slow pace and enjoy the scenery . You don β t have to utilize high gear here . It β s a good mixture of straight lanes to stretch your legs on , as well as the peaceful 08βͺAPRIL 2024βͺwww . cmausa . org