Hi. How are the fall colors there?Since summer was longer this year, wondering if we should go this Halloween weekend or the next weekend to see the colors
It is a pretty area. I had only been on part of it and that was during the summer time. I didn't realize Mena was so bad. I do know they need to improve the hotel situation. Probably could on the restuarants as well.
@@RhettyforHistory Mena was the big columbian drug airport during the 80s and 90s. Think the town is ok but the airport has a checkered past related to the Clintons.
@@RhettyforHistory No, I went to college in memphis and I'm just familiar with the town's history. Look it up sometime on youtube, its pretty interesting.
Small trivia. Back in either the 70s or 80s, the old steam locomotive used to have a small sign by the large drive wheels that it would take 80,000 years for them to rust away.
Oh wow! That's crazy to think about! And that would be if they didn't keep painting it. Just think a How much paint it could have on it by that time. Thank you for watching and sharing that little fact!
Thank you for sharing beautiful views and colorful leaves. Wonderful trails in Arkansas. Pioneer Cemetery has pretty colors of flowers.😊💖 Great cemetery. It's a cool place and excited to visit. I enjoyed it. Thank you.
Yes this was absolutely beautiful everywhere I looked. I did wonder while I was in that cemetery if I was passing over any markers with writing on them.
Hopefully that ate there at The Lodge...... Results very for some folks ...tomato tamahto ...but always was good for us in the past.... spent my honeymoon there in the Queen Wilhelmina Suite the first night, then onto Branson B&B we had a great Honeymoon there and in Branson!
Branson is another fun place to visit. If you can't find something to do there then there's a problem. Sounds like you had a great little honeymoon. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful trees and scenery. It did look a lot like Virginia or New England. Driving home on the second day was especially pretty with the blue skies and sun. We don't get anything like that in So. Cal. I was most impresses with your audio, though. All that wind and not a moment of wind noise in your camera :-)
The scenery is different in Southern California but pretty in it's own way. For the most part the mic did pretty well. It was a little loud doing outside shots on the miata. The biggest issue was just keeping vibrations down because the miata is a little rough riding over bumps. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory Well, if you had to edit it, you did a great job leveling out the audio. It was professional quality. Viewers don't realize how difficult it is to deal with car vibrations, wind, putting the mic too close to your vocal chords, etc. :-) And, yes, we get every color of the rainbow in nature, even here in the desert. It can be very beautiful, but those colorful trees in your neck of the woods are awesome!
You're right. I think most viewers don't realize the time it takes to research, drive there, film and then edit. When you start putting it together on your own then you do lol. It's all in fun though. I enjoy seeing all of it and making them.
I’ve driven the PCH from Washington state to San Francisco and all of it was spectacular. I regret that I wasn’t able to drive farther. 😄 ty for reminding me of that trip.
I lived in Mena for a few years growing up it's a beautiful place. What month did you go there? I have a trip scheduled for the 2nd weekend in November and can't remember when the best time to see color was. Hopefully we will still see some color.
We went the first weekend in November. It can vary each year. I haven't looked at when the peak time is this year but I think you'll see color. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory yeah I live in central Oklahoma we still have a lot of color here but last weekend was the peak. I'm sure it will still be beautiful tomorrow.
At the state line in the pull off there is a old stone marker on the state line. People will take photo by that stone marker as well as the one on the highway . Very cool hwy awesome views always enjoyed that part of Oklahoma. I haven't been in a few years now. Awesome video
It's always great to see someone else's part of the world, I LOVE the bitty train! tyvm! I wish I could send you a video of my region which is famous for being the largest sand island in the World .. Fraser Island, Australia. Hugs from this side of the globe!
I really loved that little train as well. I was so excited about that. I've never ridden in one like that before. It would be interesting to see where you live and what's there. Maybe you should start a TH-cam channel and showcase it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
The roads on the Oklahoma side sure are fun! No good roads to enjoy near Fort Worth, Went up for 2 days during December and only saw 10 cars/motorcycles. Awesome scenery!
Yes Rhetty, I agree with you on the trip; it's a better trip from Mena, AR to Talihina, OK on the Talimena drive. FYI - I heard on the news this evening where Leon Russell's Monument was unveiled today at Memorial Park Cemetery here in Tulsa. I haven't gone to see it yet and if I heard correctly, it is a big monument and cost around $42,000. The news media here showed the monument and it's black granite and looked big on the news video. I did see a photo of the monument on the tulsa world website and it's looking like a big monument too. When you are ready to come for a visit, let me know ahead of time and I'll meet you at the cemetery and visit. Have a good evening, buddy.
I never would have guessed that would be the way to go for the drive. That's awesome on Leon! Thanks for telling me about that. I just now looked at the Tulsa World website and it looks exactly how they wanted it. Looks like they raised 49k well above their 42k. We definitely need to meet up and check that out. I think you said you knew of a couple other places tied in with him right?
@@RhettyforHistory I know of one place that is tied in with him! Also, I have been chatting with Steve "The Graveyard Guy" and his planning on coming through Tulsa next year, he's going to St. Louis for a family member graduation. He made the comment to me that it would be neat for you to meet up with him and I in Tulsa and check things out. I plan on taking him to Pawhuska cemetery, Grey Horse cemetery and the Perryman cemetery here in Tulsa. I had told you about the Perryman cemetery being the 1st cemetery in Tulsa, dating of burials before statehood. Here is my email address if you want to send me an email = lesdoyle2013@yahoo.com
He had mentioned something about his family being from the Mangum area and that his grandparents are buried somewhere out in that area. I was planning on meeting him there when he comes but I would be more than happy to meet you both in Tulsa as well. I do remember you telling me about the Perryman Cemetery and that would be great to cover. I haven't been to the Pawhuska Cemetery but I absolutely love the Grey Horse cemetery. It's one of my favorites.
Rhetty,Love your channel consider me hooked.I also grew up going to all the places that you document.Your doing a really great job.Very fascinating stuff.You have a really natural way speaking about the places that you go to.
Thank you William! I'm happy to have along for the adventures and I appreciate you watching and commenting! Since you've been to a lot of these places feel free to suggest anything you think I should visit.
still catching up on ur catalogue super impressive! living through two kids in a red sports car great she driving while u film when u n Sarah are walking along the leaf covered path and all those oaks looking like they have faces wonder in all y'alls adventures ever been to mother neff state park south of west and west side of 35 near waco Texas lots of oak n pecan there and this video really near a twin in spirit...many thanks for another interesting video
I was just down in that park you've mentioned over the weekend. I did not film in there but I did in the cemetery in Waco. I should have a couple videos coming from there. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful views. Around here the trees pretty much go from green to brown, with the occasional splash of red. It's amazing to see all the different colors. A lot of nice finds you stumbled on for that trip. That little train was pretty cool, and the view was definitely prettier on the way back with that blue sky.
Yeah I loved the little train. The view was different depending on the time of day as well. Some of those trees had already lost their leaves completely or had turned brown like you're saying. It was interesting because there were different temperature zones throughout that which affected the leaves falling. I enjoyed it though. Thanks for watching.
When the world starts getting too crazy, just take a gander at those breathtaking views! It looks like your road trip was a blast, thanks for letting us tag along! Take care and stay warm :)
One thing we are guaranteed is the world being crazy. Sometimes it's difficult to imagine why when there is beauty all around us. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!
This is going to sound so lame but here goes: this is really, really great but, it makes me so sad to see some mountains and changing leaves. I’m sad and just want to bawl. Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Dallas/Fort Worth has been hard. No matter how long I live here I still miss fall and amazing mountains. Ty again for doing this video as usual well done! 👏🏻😊
You're welcome and I appreciate you watching. If you're interested in fall then head towards that scenic drive. Might give you a little taste of what you can see in the NW. Broken Bow also has a lot and many people from the DFW area go there.
It's a very neat and fascinating place to visit. Very pretty hike down to it. I have a video on that one as well. While we were there we also stopped by the city deer park which also great.
Great video, However I noticed you missed a favorite stop, that being the Rich Mountain Tower. Situated between Queen Wilmena State Park and the town of Mena, Ar. Great video!
I'm not sure but we may have stopped there and I just didn't include it. I'm pretty sure we hit every stop between going there and coming back in two days. I know I kept a lot of the stops out. The video got too long but it bvb was too hard to narrow down more. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory You definitely would remember stopping at the tower. It's an old Forest Service Fire tower. There's a paved road going up to it. Little picnic area.
That place is beautiful. We rode through there in the fall several years ago with Jeep top down. Saw a few bears. I grew up in West Virginia and that ride made me feel like I was back home again. Country Roads Take Me Home. 😎
That is a super popular drive for jeeps and motorcycles. Anything where a top can go down is the best. I was hoping to see some bears but no luck on that for us. West Virginia has some pretty country. It's been a few years since I've been up that way.
I drove it about a month ago, Dec of 18. An ice storm came through the day before and coated the trees but the road surface was clear, it was great but I had it to myself for most of the drive.
It was in the first few days of November. The leaves change at different times each year. So sometimes the peak time period is later October to almost mid November. Usually there are a few places that do reports on the leaves changing. Talimena chamber of commerce is one. You can call them or look on Facebook probably. I think it's best to go when the reports say it is good. There is one issue with that though. The hotels and motels are all full. People book those months and even a year in advance to guess on when it will happen. It may mean you have to go way out of the way to get a hotel if you are wanting experience it more than one day. I hope this helps some. Thank you for watching!
Rhetty, thank you for allowing us to come along on your drive through Talimena Scenic Trail. The scenery is beautiful and I enjoyed your commentary which was very relaxing to listen to and didn't distract from the views you were driving along. This year has been particularly colourful in Autumn, perhaps because the Summer months were spectacularly warm here in Ireland.
You're welcome and thank you for joining us on the drive. I've thought about Ireland a lot this year as we've had more rain than normal and everything has really been green this year. We just had a snow this week and the grass is still green and leaves were on the tree. I really don't recall that ever happening here. Almost sounds like we've switched climates.
Mena also has many events each year that include rally on the mountain. Also a lodge on the mountain recently refurbished recently. Mena is a sweet little town that survives on tourist dollars.
'Fallen' women and suicides are a couple of reasons that certain burials were not allowed in consecrated ground. You would see their graves just outside the boundaries of a cemetery as in your video, just outside of the fence. An interesting little mystery for this pioneer cemetery.
Yes you're right. Sometimes its criminals or African Americans as well. It's a mystery with this one since we have name or history. Wish we did though.
I'm glad you found the historical cemetery on the drive. I know you found one grave outside of the fenced area. There are actually more. Mainly very old graves of children. If you read the markers it becomes apparent that some kind of plague swept through the area killing a lot of children. There is also graves of children from one family that was killed in a fire. If I remember right the family lost 4 kids. They is lots of tragedy in that little cemetery. I don't know why the fence area doesn't include the entire cemetery.
That is strange to have a fence only around some. Especially when family is involved. Sure makes me wonder why. This little cemetery is one of the many great stops on this route. Thank you for watching!
Rhetty, I 've been enjoying all your videos so far and am learning some info that I never knew before. I appreciate you coming to Arkansas when you can. We have a very nice state with lot's to see. I wanted to encourage you to visit the Lum & Abner museum just little farther down the road east from Mena the next time you're in that part of the state. It's small little museum that you might find fun and interesting. I've included a link to where it is located. Keep up the good work. www.lum-abner.com/
You and your wife are so adorable! Makes me wanna travel
Awesome video
Thanks for watching Anna!
It's so pretty there!
Yes it is. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching
I'm excited to take this drive tomorrow from Dallas to hot springs
I think you'll enjoy it as it's the perfect time to do it. There should be a lot of colors.
Hi. How are the fall colors there?Since summer was longer this year, wondering if we should go this Halloween weekend or the next weekend to see the colors
The colors are beautiful. Go either weekend
Awesome beard dude! Have mercy! Ah howl howl howl howl! 🎼🎸🎸
Thank you for watching Scott!
When I was attending Mena High School, spray painting on Graffiti Rock was unofficially encouraged, like at the Cadillac Ranch in Texas.
Interesting and I did not know that. Thank you for watching and letting us know!
Thank you for sharing your drive.
You're welcome and thanks for coming along on the drive!
That is a really pretty area, even when the leaves are not changing. Great video Rhetty!! Mena Arkansas....a drug smugglers paradise!! Hi to Sarah!
It is a pretty area. I had only been on part of it and that was during the summer time. I didn't realize Mena was so bad. I do know they need to improve the hotel situation. Probably could on the restuarants as well.
@@RhettyforHistory Mena was the big columbian drug airport during the 80s and 90s. Think the town is ok but the airport has a checkered past related to the Clintons.
Interesting. I had no idea. Are you from that area?
@@RhettyforHistory No, I went to college in memphis and I'm just familiar with the town's history. Look it up sometime on youtube, its pretty interesting.
Memphis is a city Sarah and I love. We need to go back there.
Nice video
Thank you!
Beautiful
It really is!
Yes
Thank you for watching
Great fall colors. We lived in Oklahoma for 2 years. It gets really windy there too.
Yes it does! It's a serious wind! What part of Oklahoma did you live in?
Lawton. We were stationed at Ft. Sill.
Oh ok. There is a lot of history down there! I'm hoping to capture some of it this winter.
Small trivia. Back in either the 70s or 80s, the old steam locomotive used to have a small sign by the large drive wheels that it would take 80,000 years for them to rust away.
Oh wow! That's crazy to think about! And that would be if they didn't keep painting it. Just think a
How much paint it could have on it by that time. Thank you for watching and sharing that little fact!
Thank you for sharing beautiful views and colorful leaves. Wonderful trails in Arkansas. Pioneer Cemetery has pretty colors of flowers.😊💖 Great cemetery. It's a cool place and excited to visit. I enjoyed it. Thank you.
Yes this was absolutely beautiful everywhere I looked. I did wonder while I was in that cemetery if I was passing over any markers with writing on them.
@@RhettyforHistory It's so sad there isn't anything at the tomestone. Thank you 😄
Yes it is. I wondered if the RG e was ever anything on them and time just eroded their names.
@@RhettyforHistory I think maybe
Shenandoah scenic drive is very beautiful as well, VA is amazing in the Fall TY
That is a good one! I used to live in VA and they used to have a fall leaf tag. Do they still have that?
leave tag? I'm not sure we are Military & have been here three years
If you haven't seen it then they may not have it anymore.
Looks like a patch work quilt
Yes it does Janis! Thank you for going back and watching this one!
What a beautiful scenery and mountains
It is definitely beautiful! Thanks for watching.
Beautiful scenery
Yes it was. I really enjoyed every minute of it.
That was AWESOME!
Thank you! It was a fun trip.
Hopefully that ate there at The Lodge...... Results very for some folks ...tomato tamahto ...but always was good for us in the past.... spent my honeymoon there in the Queen Wilhelmina Suite the first night, then onto Branson B&B we had a great Honeymoon there and in Branson!
Branson is another fun place to visit. If you can't find something to do there then there's a problem. Sounds like you had a great little honeymoon. Thanks for watching!
Agree it is very beautiful. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are colorful too. Thanks for posting, (from Texas) ~ R&B
I'd almost bet those leaves in New England could be more colorful. Thanks for watching and commenting! Great to have a fellow Texan watching!
Beautiful trees and scenery. It did look a lot like Virginia or New England. Driving home on the second day was especially pretty with the blue skies and sun. We don't get anything like that in So. Cal. I was most impresses with your audio, though. All that wind and not a moment of wind noise in your camera :-)
The scenery is different in Southern California but pretty in it's own way. For the most part the mic did pretty well. It was a little loud doing outside shots on the miata. The biggest issue was just keeping vibrations down because the miata is a little rough riding over bumps. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory Well, if you had to edit it, you did a great job leveling out the audio. It was professional quality. Viewers don't realize how difficult it is to deal with car vibrations, wind, putting the mic too close to your vocal chords, etc. :-) And, yes, we get every color of the rainbow in nature, even here in the desert. It can be very beautiful, but those colorful trees in your neck of the woods are awesome!
You're right. I think most viewers don't realize the time it takes to research, drive there, film and then edit. When you start putting it together on your own then you do lol. It's all in fun though. I enjoy seeing all of it and making them.
@@RhettyforHistory Me too!
So beautiful. If you ever make it to California , please go north from Santa Barbara on HWY 1. It is breathtaking.
I bet it's pretty up that way!
I’ve driven the PCH from Washington state to San Francisco and all of it was spectacular. I regret that I wasn’t able to drive farther. 😄 ty for reminding me of that trip.
RhettyforFun it is Rhetty
P Sleep my pleasure
The leaves on the bushes at the pioneer cem. are possibly paw paw,s
Thank you for watching and letting us know about them.
Hi RhettyforFun. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed weekend. As always, I am happy to see your videos.
Thank you NatureLover! I got your post card and loved it! I appreciate you sending that. I may go live on Monday evening and I'll read it to everyone.
I'm glad that people are looking after the cemetery 💦💦
I lived in Mena for a few years growing up it's a beautiful place. What month did you go there? I have a trip scheduled for the 2nd weekend in November and can't remember when the best time to see color was. Hopefully we will still see some color.
We went the first weekend in November. It can vary each year. I haven't looked at when the peak time is this year but I think you'll see color. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory yeah I live in central Oklahoma we still have a lot of color here but last weekend was the peak. I'm sure it will still be beautiful tomorrow.
@Dakota Doats I hope it will for you. Either way it's a pretty trip no matter when you go.
At the state line in the pull off there is a old stone marker on the state line. People will take photo by that stone marker as well as the one on the highway . Very cool hwy awesome views always enjoyed that part of Oklahoma. I haven't been in a few years now. Awesome video
Thank you Kevin! I think we may have missed that marker. I'm sure we will do it again though! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful drive !! I try to do it at least once every year, and I assure you that you’ll see something new every time you make the drive 😊😊
It is beautiful and it's something to experience different times of the year. Thank you for watching!
It's always great to see someone else's part of the world, I LOVE the bitty train! tyvm! I wish I could send you a video of my region which is famous for being the largest sand island in the World .. Fraser Island, Australia. Hugs from this side of the globe!
I really loved that little train as well. I was so excited about that. I've never ridden in one like that before. It would be interesting to see where you live and what's there. Maybe you should start a TH-cam channel and showcase it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@RhettyforHistory
Thanks Rhetty, you're always so generous with your replies, thank you. Your wife is lovely too! Hi Sara : )
that person by the upside down stone, is buried upside down
You never know! Thanks for watching!
The roads on the Oklahoma side sure are fun!
No good roads to enjoy near Fort Worth,
Went up for 2 days during December and only saw 10 cars/motorcycles. Awesome scenery!
Yes the fall time is certainly the most crowded. I would imagine this year would have quite a few people too. Thanks for watching!
Yes Rhetty, I agree with you on the trip; it's a better trip from Mena, AR to Talihina, OK on the Talimena drive.
FYI - I heard on the news this evening where Leon Russell's Monument was unveiled today at Memorial Park Cemetery here in Tulsa. I haven't gone to see it yet and if I heard correctly, it is a big monument and cost around $42,000. The news media here showed the monument and it's black granite and looked big on the news video. I did see a photo of the monument on the tulsa world website and it's looking like a big monument too. When you are ready to come for a visit, let me know ahead of time and I'll meet you at the cemetery and visit. Have a good evening, buddy.
I never would have guessed that would be the way to go for the drive.
That's awesome on Leon! Thanks for telling me about that. I just now looked at the Tulsa World website and it looks exactly how they wanted it. Looks like they raised 49k well above their 42k. We definitely need to meet up and check that out. I think you said you knew of a couple other places tied in with him right?
@@RhettyforHistory I know of one place that is tied in with him!
Also, I have been chatting with Steve "The Graveyard Guy" and his planning on coming through Tulsa next year, he's going to St. Louis for a family member graduation. He made the comment to me that it would be neat for you to meet up with him and I in Tulsa and check things out. I plan on taking him to Pawhuska cemetery, Grey Horse cemetery and the Perryman cemetery here in Tulsa. I had told you about the Perryman cemetery being the 1st cemetery in Tulsa, dating of burials before statehood.
Here is my email address if you want to send me an email = lesdoyle2013@yahoo.com
He had mentioned something about his family being from the Mangum area and that his grandparents are buried somewhere out in that area. I was planning on meeting him there when he comes but I would be more than happy to meet you both in Tulsa as well. I do remember you telling me about the Perryman Cemetery and that would be great to cover. I haven't been to the Pawhuska Cemetery but I absolutely love the Grey Horse cemetery. It's one of my favorites.
Rhetty,Love your channel consider me hooked.I also grew up going to all the places that you document.Your doing a really great job.Very fascinating stuff.You have a really natural way speaking about the places that you go to.
Thank you William! I'm happy to have along for the adventures and I appreciate you watching and commenting! Since you've been to a lot of these places feel free to suggest anything you think I should visit.
The leaf is from a Paw Paw tree which has the largest edible fruit of any tree in N America
Thank you for the help on that. I had no idea.
still catching up on ur catalogue super impressive! living through two kids in a red sports car great she driving while u film when u n Sarah are walking along the leaf covered path and all those oaks looking like they have faces wonder in all y'alls adventures ever been to mother neff state park south of west and west side of 35 near waco Texas lots of oak n pecan there and this video really near a twin in spirit...many thanks for another interesting video
I was just down in that park you've mentioned over the weekend. I did not film in there but I did in the cemetery in Waco. I should have a couple videos coming from there. Thanks for watching!
Am I the only one who saw the face in the squatty Oak Tree?
I don't think so. I know I saw it and I seem to remember someone else pointing it out too. Weird isn't it? Thank you of watching Laura!
Beautiful views. Around here the trees pretty much go from green to brown, with the occasional splash of red. It's amazing to see all the different colors. A lot of nice finds you stumbled on for that trip. That little train was pretty cool, and the view was definitely prettier on the way back with that blue sky.
Yeah I loved the little train. The view was different depending on the time of day as well. Some of those trees had already lost their leaves completely or had turned brown like you're saying. It was interesting because there were different temperature zones throughout that which affected the leaves falling. I enjoyed it though. Thanks for watching.
When the world starts getting too crazy, just take a gander at those breathtaking views! It looks like your road trip was a blast, thanks for letting us tag along! Take care and stay warm :)
One thing we are guaranteed is the world being crazy. Sometimes it's difficult to imagine why when there is beauty all around us. Thanks for joining us on this adventure!
This is going to sound so lame but here goes: this is really, really great but, it makes me so sad to see some mountains and changing leaves. I’m sad and just want to bawl. Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Dallas/Fort Worth has been hard. No matter how long I live here I still miss fall and amazing mountains. Ty again for doing this video as usual well done! 👏🏻😊
You're welcome and I appreciate you watching. If you're interested in fall then head towards that scenic drive. Might give you a little taste of what you can see in the NW. Broken Bow also has a lot and many people from the DFW area go there.
yes beauty yet nothing compares to Snoqualmie or Issaquah 😉
Where is that located?
There are some Viking markings down there. A vault where a Viking is supposedly buried. You have to walk about 7 miles to get there.
Are you talking about the Viking Runestones in Heavener, Oklahoma? Or
@@RhettyforHistory Yes. I couldnt remember the name. Arkansas Hauntings has a video of it.
It's a very neat and fascinating place to visit. Very pretty hike down to it. I have a video on that one as well. While we were there we also stopped by the city deer park which also great.
Great video, However I noticed you missed a favorite stop, that being the Rich Mountain Tower. Situated between Queen Wilmena State Park and the town of Mena, Ar. Great video!
I'm not sure but we may have stopped there and I just didn't include it. I'm pretty sure we hit every stop between going there and coming back in two days. I know I kept a lot of the stops out. The video got too long but it bvb was too hard to narrow down more. Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory You definitely would remember stopping at the tower. It's an old Forest Service Fire tower. There's a paved road going up to it. Little picnic area.
That Green Stuff on those tree is Pete Moss
Thank you Lorie!
That place is beautiful. We rode through there in the fall several years ago with Jeep top down. Saw a few bears. I grew up in West Virginia and that ride made me feel like I was back home again. Country Roads Take Me Home. 😎
That is a super popular drive for jeeps and motorcycles. Anything where a top can go down is the best. I was hoping to see some bears but no luck on that for us. West Virginia has some pretty country. It's been a few years since I've been up that way.
I drove it about a month ago, Dec of 18. An ice storm came through the day before and coated the trees but the road surface was clear, it was great but I had it to myself for most of the drive.
I bet that was sure pretty though! Every season there is a different view.
What month did you make that drive?
It was in the first few days of November. The leaves change at different times each year. So sometimes the peak time period is later October to almost mid November. Usually there are a few places that do reports on the leaves changing. Talimena chamber of commerce is one. You can call them or look on Facebook probably. I think it's best to go when the reports say it is good. There is one issue with that though. The hotels and motels are all full. People book those months and even a year in advance to guess on when it will happen. It may mean you have to go way out of the way to get a hotel if you are wanting experience it more than one day. I hope this helps some. Thank you for watching!
Rhetty, thank you for allowing us to come along on your drive through Talimena Scenic Trail. The scenery is beautiful
and I enjoyed your commentary which was very relaxing to listen to and didn't distract from the views you were driving along. This year has been particularly colourful in Autumn, perhaps because the Summer months were spectacularly warm here in Ireland.
You're welcome and thank you for joining us on the drive. I've thought about Ireland a lot this year as we've had more rain than normal and everything has really been green this year. We just had a snow this week and the grass is still green and leaves were on the tree. I really don't recall that ever happening here. Almost sounds like we've switched climates.
I absolutely LOVE that part of the state. My favorite place though is Natural Falls State Park. Have you guys been there yet?
That is a great spot! I have been there but Sarah has not. Maybe we can tackle that this next year.
She'll love it, especially if the main falls are flowing. I took my wife and it wasn't flowing at the time.
Was that because we were in a drought? I didn't think about there being times where it wouldn't flow.
Yeah I do believe that is what caused it. It was definitely a surprise to me as well. I assumed it always flowed but I was wrong.
Yeah unless there was a drought I would have assumed the same thing.
Mena also has many events each year that include rally on the mountain. Also a lodge on the mountain recently refurbished recently.
Mena is a sweet little town that survives on tourist dollars.
That lodge is really nice as well as all the other little things there.
'Fallen' women and suicides are a couple of reasons that certain burials were not allowed in consecrated ground. You would see their graves just outside the boundaries of a cemetery as in your video, just outside of the fence. An interesting little mystery for this pioneer cemetery.
Yes you're right. Sometimes its criminals or African Americans as well. It's a mystery with this one since we have name or history. Wish we did though.
JUST LITTLE TASTE OF GOD'S GLORY !
It's a beautiful area!
A great family day out your children will love it with all the things to do 💦💦
Thank you for watching Sandy!
I'm glad you found the historical cemetery on the drive. I know you found one grave outside of the fenced area. There are actually more. Mainly very old graves of children. If you read the markers it becomes apparent that some kind of plague swept through the area killing a lot of children. There is also graves of children from one family that was killed in a fire. If I remember right the family lost 4 kids. They is lots of tragedy in that little cemetery. I don't know why the fence area doesn't include the entire cemetery.
That is strange to have a fence only around some. Especially when family is involved. Sure makes me wonder why. This little cemetery is one of the many great stops on this route. Thank you for watching!
Is it just me....or is that oak tree smiling?
It does look like it. Thank you for watching!
I like cookies!
You should come down any other time. I live 1 mile from the drive and I can sit at one of the Vista's and not see any vehicles for a couple hours.
You're right it is different the other times of the year.
Rhetty, I 've been enjoying all your videos so far and am learning some info that I never knew before. I appreciate you coming to Arkansas when you can.
We have a very nice state with lot's to see. I wanted to encourage you to visit the Lum & Abner museum just little farther down the road east from Mena the next time you're in that part of the state. It's small little museum that you might find fun and interesting. I've included a link to where it is located. Keep up the good work.
www.lum-abner.com/
That does look like an interesting one to visit. I've never heard of it before now. Thank you so much for watching and telling me about it.