We leave Calico Rock, cross the White River and head south to Mountain View, the folk music and mountain folkways capital of the South.

The trip south on Arkansas Highway 5 continues as we enter Izard County and head to Calico Rock.

We continue our trip south on Arkansas Highway 5, making it from Mountain Home to Norfork.

We begin our trip south on Arkansas Highway 5 at Mountain Home, the county seat of Baxter County.

Fort Smith long was known as a blue-collar town — the manufacturing center of Arkansas. Things are changing in the state’s second-largest city.

We quickly enter Sebastian County as we continue north on U.S. Highway 71. Our trip ends at Fort Smith, the state’s second-largest city.

We leave Mena and head north on U.S. Highway 71. Soon we’re in Scott County and the Ouachita National Forest.

We continued our trip to Mena and then took a detour so we could go to the top of Rich Mountain. We were in for a surprise up there. It was a winter wonderland.

We continue our trip north on U.S. Highway 71. We have lunch at Stilwell’s in downtown De Queen and then make our way to Mena.

We continue our trip north on U.S. Highway 71, making it from Ashdown to De Queen with some interesting stops along the way.