Ozark, Arkansas
This morning I left Siloam Springs and headed out onto the Pig Trail down to Ozark. The weather was overcast when I left, but no rain was falling. As I headed out on 412, it started raining, but not too heavily.
On the Pig Trail, it was nice and cool (I was wearing my jacket) under the canopy of trees. It is a wonderful drive and there’s almost no traffic on there – I only saw 2 cars going the same direction as I was, and they both pulled over to let me go by. Once the road came out from under the trees, it warmed up quite quickly so I stuffed my jacket under the luggage on the passenger seat and broke out the sunscreen spray.
I checked into the Ozark Inn and the desk clerk told me that there was a car show in town, so I dropped my luggage off and headed downtown. The car show was in full swing and judging had already happened, so I just parked the Atom nearby and went and admired all the cars that were there – all sorts of cars, from antiques to current muscle cars. No pictures, because I didn’t have my camera with me – I wasn’t expecting this. Once I get home and process all of the videos, I may fill in this post with some stills from the videos. Lots of people came over to talk to me about the Atom – most think it was a kit or conversion, not a production car.
I then had dinner at the Rivertowne BBQ, which I’d been planning for some time. It is indeed as good as I’d been told. After dinner (and a take-home box because the portions are HUGE), I went outside where the restaurant’s owner, Kevin, was admiring the Atom. We sat on the restaurant’s side porch and chatted for about 15 minutes, until an urgent cole slaw shortage required his attention.
Tomorrow I’ll be heading for Jackson, TN on my way to the Tail of the Dragon. Assuming I have good weather all along the way, I’ll be caught up to the schedule I posted in an earlier entry.
