What About Arkansas?
Is there a place in Arkansas with scenery, and cool nights? Looking for a place within reasonable distance from the Dallas area that might be a good spot for a "beat the heat" weekend getaway... T...
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DiskDoctr wrote:
Mammoth Cave. Inside the cave. Otherwise....we spent time in Arkansas last July. I can tell you after that trip we were out here in 90+ degrees, working hard, and never felt "hot" the rest of the PA summer after that! LOL.
There is some real heat in that state!
Ah maybe I'm missing something, but Mammoth Cave is in Kentucky not Arkansas. Blanchard Springs Caverns is in AR (USFS run) but is 60 miles of twisty, ill-marked, hilly 2 lane road to get to it. Once you get there it is well worth the visit tho, we thought it was a mini-Carlsbad.
The Ozark 'Mountains' after all are just the Ozark Hills and there is little altitude gain to provide any heat relief. All the trees probably do make it a little cooler, plus there is the urban heat island effect which heats up a city 5 degrees or more over the surrounding rural landscape. All that black asphalt and such.
