Alma, Arkansas

Ft Smith Alma RV Park

Don't follow Google.  It takes you in the exit.

 Our timing was perfect for stopping to visit a long time family friend Nancy.  All of her children were in town including Karen and her husband Mike from Washington.  I had not seen Karen, Ruth and Kenny since I was a teenager.

Kenny and his son Trae

Karen and Ruth

Some of us took a scenic drive on Hwy 71 North to check out the area.

Mountainburg

Lake Fort Smith State Park,

Artist Point

We had some good grub at Grandma's House Cafe in Winslow, Arkansas

Their lunch buffet come with a variety of possibilities, including ham, pan fried chicken, chicken fried steak, meatloaf, pork chops, barbecue chicken breast, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, green beans, corn, peas, brown beans and amazing yeast rolls.  

The buffet is $7.75 during the week, $8.75 on Saturday and $9.45 on Sunday... and the breakfast buffet is $6.95.  Be sure to take cash, since Grandma's House Cafe does not take plastic.

 

Oh yeah and there's one more thing, an actual pie buffet.
All you can eat pie, cobbler and vanilla ice cream

With severe weather expected in this area for Friday afternoon.  We decided to hit the road early in hopes of getting set up at our next destination before the weather got really bad. Our plan worked.  The storm hit later than originally predicted.

A confirmed tornado ripped through Mountainburg, Arkansas Friday afternoon.  Wait we were just in Mountainburg on Thursday afternoon. The tornado leveled 200-year-old trees and tore roofs from buildings.  Four people were hospitalized, 160 buildings were damaged and one woman went into labor during the storm.