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| Heading north on Highway 21. |
The Ozarks are short on diagonal roads. Most highways through the hills run north to
south; a smaller number run east to west; but none run northeast to southwest,
meaning that those of us going from Central Arkansas to Fayetteville face a
wide choice of routes. The right angle
made by the interstate is, of course, the fastest and I am glad to have it,
but, when you make a drive once a month, you want a little variety, especially
on a pretty summer day when you don’t have to be in a big hurry
Coming back from my folks’ to Fayetteville on Friday, I
opted for a new variant of the scenic route, leaving I-40 at Clarksville to
take Highway 21 through the Ozark National Forest to Kingston, where I picked
up Highway 74 to Fayetteville. It’s one
of those routes with signs that say “Crooked and steep next 20 miles,” so it’s
not for those in a hurry or watching their gas gauge too closely, but it is
well worth it. I’ll let the photos speak
for themselves.
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| Highway 21 north of Clarksville. |
