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Hope you guys and gals are ready for another of my trips. At least once a year a few of us get together and cruise down to Gaston's Resort in Arkansas. It's about 170 miles round trip, is in the Ozarks so nice views, and lots of curves, which I enjoy,just a nice trip. We have bunch at Gaston's, watch some planes, go to the dam, and then back home. Hope you enjoy the pics.
Pic 1 Somewhere in Arkansas, me driving and taking pics with the other arm.
Pic 2 At Gaston's my pickup, Tom S vette, Bills 48.
Pic 3 Tom T vette, Ed's 71 cutlass, Dave's 35 and Glens 34.
Pic 4 Looking east from inside restaurant.
Pic 5 Directly outside the restaurant.

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Pic 1 View from dinning area on lower level.
Pic 2 Some of the planes that had landed earlier.
Pic 3 Their grass runway.
It's amazing how many planes land here, eat and then take off.

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Pic 1 This was the smallest plane that took off, here's he's revving it up.
Pic 2 Going down the strip.
Pic 3 Finally off the ground about 3/4 way down.
We watched 5 planes take off and all the rest where up just past the picnic tables.
Pic 4 Front of Gaston's, it has 3 levels.

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Pic 1 here we are going into Bull Shoals Dam buildingt
Pic 2 On the second floor it tells about how the dam was build in the early 1900's.
Pic 3 From inside the building looking a Bull Shoals Lake.
Pic 4 The dam, they generate electric with the water.
Pic 5 Were the White River turns to the left about a mile down is the restaurant.

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Pic 1 and 2 are on the way home, somewhere in Arkansas, not the views I wanted, but when your alone, have to turn on the camera, then take the pic, your passed the view (ha ha).
Pic 3 My GPS with the milage, etc. Left about 8:00 this morning and got back to my house at 3:00 p.m.

Was a great day for a cruise...Jim

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Looks like a great day Jim! Good day for a cruise with friends. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Doug,
Cruising with friends makes it fun. Cloudy and overcast all day. Started out about 50* then got to around 60*, but with friends, your in your ride, can't make it much better. Driving them is what it's all about...Jim

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Cool pics.
Thanks for posting.
Kim

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Kim, your welcome, and thanks for checking in out...Jim

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Cool pic's!

Flying your own plane in for lunch is where the phrase "$100 Cheeseburger" comes from!!

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Thanks JJ, and that doesn't include fries:lol::devil:...Jim

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Jim, thanks for taking us along on your run. Looks like a Good Time was had by all.
I've found there are 2 times I really enjoy driving my Trucks- when I'm alone or in a Group!!!

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Thanks Ray, I agree about the driving. Coming back home there were two of us together, running two lane blacktop, just got into a groove engine rpm, etc. Made me think the first 50 miles from West Plains to Gainesville, was the same road you drove to get to West Plains from Branson (160),last 50 for you, so you know the road, hills and curves;):devil:...Jim

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We are going to try and get down again next summer, Eve says we have to tear up those roads and ride the curves. I don't know how to get the truck and the Harleys down there at the same time!!

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Fun trip

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Yes it was, thanks for checking in out...Jim

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Never visited Arkansas, nice pictures, always like to see roadviews.
Thanks for sharing.
Richard

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Nice, Thats what it's all about.

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Thanks guys. Wish views would have shown better, maybe next time...Jim

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thanks for the pictures! the arkansas ozarks is a beautiful place especially in october

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You are so right. We were early, some of trees are just now starting to turn, maybe get a few pics later this month...Jim

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Jim, you make some beautiful trips!
That's what it's all about!

I hope to come to USA one time and make a roadtrip there!

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Thanks Kees. Hope you can make it one day, there are some beautiful sites it the USA, just like were you live...Jim

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You have to go sometime Kees..
I visit allready a lot of times.
At this moment I am in New Hampshire for 6 weeks.

Also a Nice place.. Seen a lot of Nice trucks and old cars.

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Late posting this stuff, but I've had one busy day. Today several good friends joined me at West Vue Nursing home to display our cars for the residents. There was a good 70 residents that took a look at the cars during the 2 hours we were there. The staff had Pepsi floats for everyone, it was a great day about 85 degrees. The different stories from the residents made it that much better.
I won't call out the cars in the pics, but there was Ed's 47 Ford, Jims 55 Chevy, my pickup, Carl's 63 Olds, Hazels 71 Cutlass, Dave's 35 Ford, Toms 56 Chevy, Shirleys T-bird, Harvey's 63 Pontiac and Perry's 55 Chevy. Hope you enjoy the pics...Jim