The Talimena National Scenic Byway in southeastern Oklahoma is 54 miles long and shows great fall foliage. (Michael Ives/Ackerman McQueen) Troy Burleigh got off his motorcycle and took off his helmet ...

I drove for hours to reach the Winding Stair Mountains in my quest for gold. These mountains are famed for hidden outlaw loot and a lost Spanish silver mine. But the gold I was seeking was to witness ...

East Texans give no shortage of grief to their northerly neighbors, the state of Oklahoma. (I was born an Okie and got here as quickly as I could.) But whether or not they admit it, many East Texans ...

The queen of Arkansas' picturesque backcountry tours may be the stunning Talimena Scenic Drive across the Ouachita Mountains. The route climbs, dips and twists its way across the mountains for 54 ...

TALIHINA - At about 1,000 feet, Jim Lambert took off his motorcycle helmet and stood in silence. He breathed in and out, taking in the crisp air. Then, he gazed out at the landscape. "Isn't this ...