Scenic Driving the Ozarks: Including the Ouachita Mountains

Scenic Driving the Ozarks: Including the Ouachita Mountains

by Don Kurz
Scenic Driving the Ozarks: Including the Ouachita Mountains

Scenic Driving the Ozarks: Including the Ouachita Mountains

by Don Kurz

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Overview

Scenic Driving the Ozarks features thirty-three separate drives through Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, from the homestead of Daniel Boone and the 250-foot-deep Blue Spring in the north and central sections to the prairie landscapes and the restorative hot springs of the western and southern Ozarks. An indispensable highway companion, Scenic Driving the Ozarks includes route maps and in-depth descriptions of attractions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493056316
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/15/2021
Series: Scenic Driving
Edition description: Fourth Edition
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 1,062,654
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Don Kurz is a trained botanist and professional nature photographer. He has written and illustrated numerous magazine articles, calendars, and is author of Ozark Wildflowers (FalconGuides).

Table of Contents

About the Author vii

Acknowledgments viii

Preface ix

Introduction xiii

The Scenic Drives

1 River & Hill Country: Cape Girardeau to Grand Tower 1

2 Great River Settlements: Ste. Genevieve to Fults Hill Prairie 12

3 Mineral Mines: Bonne Terre to Millstream Gardens 21

4 Ancient Rocks: Potosi to Taum Sauk Mountain 28

5 Meramec Hills: St. James to Onondaga Cave 37

6 Missouri Rhineland: Busch Conservation Area to Hermann 46

7 Boonslick Country: Columbia to Arrow Rock 55

8 Lake of the Ozarks: Bagnell Dam to Ha Ha Tonka 66

9 Two Rivers: Salem to Blue Spring 75

10 Big Spring: Van Buren to Big Spring 84

11 Springs & Rivers: Winona to Mammoth Spring 91

12 Old Mill Run: Gainesville to US 160 100

13 Glade Top Trail: Ava to Longrun 110

14 Branson Area: Springfield to Branson 118

15 Prairie Country: Niawathe to Prairie State Park 129

16 Roaring River State Park: Cassville to Eagle Rock 137

17 The Christmas City: Anderson to Noel 145

18 Two Mountains; Mountain Home to Mountain View 151

19 Scenic 7 Byway North: Harrison to Russellville 160

20 Buffalo Hills: Harrison to Jasper 169

21 Ozark Highlands: Eureka Springs to Clarksville 176

22 Pig Trail: Ozark to Eureka Springs 186

23 Eastern Ouachitas: Little Rock to Holla Bend 196

24 Scenic 7 Byway South: Russellville to Hot Springs 204

25 Mount Magazine; Paris to Havana 212

26 Hot Springs National Park: Hot Springs 218

27 Crystal Trail: Hot Springs to Page 225

28 Caddo Gap: Glenwood to Langley 235

29 Talimena Scenic Drive: Mena to US 271 242

30 Heavener Runestone: Poteau to Three Sticks Monument 250

31 Spiro Mounds: Fort Smith to Talihina 257

32 Cherokee Nation: Sallisaw to Tahlequah 266

33 Gateway to the West; Lewis and Clark to Shaw Nature Reserve 275

34 Mastodons & Petroglyphs: Mastodon State Historic Site to Washington State Park 290

35 Joplin Area: Joplin to George Washington Carver National Monument 298

Appendix A For More Information 307

Appendix B Additional Reading 327

Index 329

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