I agree, Arkansas is absolutely beautiful.
Short story.
In the '70's I'm moving back to California from Florida in a '50 Buick Special that I bought for $50. I blew a water pump outside Ozark and pulled into a small gas station. The attendent pops the hood, tells me what the problem is, walks into his office, comes out with the exact part I need. He tells me it's faulty but he can rebuild it with the parts from mine but it would take a day. He sends me down the street to a motel. As I'm checking in the guy sees the address I'm moving to. Turns out he was raised a few blocks away from me in SF. He doesn't charge me, get's the restaraunt next door to feed me free, and the next day I'm on the road again. I got a chance to wander around town, view the Ozark river up close, and become thoroughly enamored of that state in the course of one single day. Total bill, $47.
Yep, Arkansas. One of my favorites.