PLANNING HAS BEGUN!!!
First of all, I am not by nature a big planner, so I hope this at least comes across as a decent plan. I have been in contact with friends that join the S2000 Boston Mountain Tour every year and loves it. I don't have their actual tour but much of this will be derived from it. I have not visited this area and if you have and know it well, I welcome your advice. After joining the guys with the Lotus 7 club last year not far from this area, I'm also taking some clues as to how they did their tour.
The dates will be:
May 17th, 18th, and 19th. That's a Friday through Sunday. You do not have to participate the entire time, join whatever you can or want to. Friday will be the day to travel to
Russellville, Arkansas. We will stay at the Clarion Inn and Suites just off of I-40. I have not contacted them on a special rate, but their normal rate it $75 per night, which seems very reasonable for this hotel.
We will check in on Friday and meet up. Around 6:00-7:00 P.M. we will eat at a local destination to be determined. Russellville is a pretty good size town and we should find plenty of places for any type of tools, supplies, amenities, etc.
On Saturday the 18th, we will gather at the hotel and leave around 9:30 A.M. for the first leg of the tour. We will take Hwy 27 and 7 up through the Ozark National Forest to the Cliff House Inn for lunch. If it is a sprinted drive, the trip won't take two hours, however I forsee us stopping along the way for some of the sites to make up for it.
This is the Cliff Side Inn.
After lunch, we will continue North for just a few miles to capture the sights of the Arkansas Grand Canyon before returning South back through the Forest.
Arkansas Grand Canyon
Saturday afternoon we will travel along Hwy 16 and 21 back through the Ozark National Forest. We will not take I-40 as shown but side roads unless you just want to open it up!
Saturday evening we again will eat in Russellville at yet another to be determined restaurant. This is something that we all can come to an agreement upon.
Sunday to follow on the next post.