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Lake DeGray Arkansas
Published: September 24th 2012North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
August 15th 2012
Arrived at Lake Degray state park and lodge. The lake is as beautiful as we remembered. Spent the day in Historic Hot Spring and toured an original bath house. Very interesting. To our surprise, a beautiful golf course also! Jack played 9 holes in 98 degrees heat, I rode in cart and tried to find all the shade I could. Back to Texas tommorrow!... read more
May 1st 2012
We are on the road again, this time heading west for the Pacific Coast. We drove as far as Hot Springs, Arkansas and are camped for the night in the Gulpha Gorge Campground in the Hot Springs National Park. Kerry is thrilled to get half price camping in the national parks with his oldtimer’s pass. This is the only national park that is in a city. We have been to the Visitor Center which is in one of the old bath houses. We toured the Fordyce Bathhouse and walked along Bathhouse Row where folks have been coming to partake of the healing waters for 200 years or longer. Several of the old bathhouses are still in use and you can enjoy the baths, get a massage, or just drink the waters, which are available to fill ... read more
Days 1 and 2: Fort Worth to Chattanooga, via Hot Springs
Published: June 2nd 2011North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
June 1st 2011
The roadtrip for summer 2011 has begun! I set off from Fort Worth at noon and headed to Hot Springs to spend the night. The drive was very pleasant, especially once I got out of the metroplex. I took Arkansas scenic Highway 7 to get to Hot Springs and the views were very rewarding! After arriving at the Gulpha Gorge Campground in Hot Springs National Park, I reserved my campsite, set up my tent, and set off on a hike for about 2 hours. I hiked two different trails: the Gulpha Gorge Trail (which leads from the campground to the top of the mountain) and the Goat Rock Trail. The Goat Rock Trail begins at the bottom of a rock that is in the shape of a goat's hoof! There were two overlooks on this trail ... read more
On the Road with Verona Red Day 2: Hot Springs, AR
Published: June 8th 2011North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
April 1st 2011
Hot Springs, Arkansas Due to a fairly rough night, despite my best efforts at waking the group up (a few mumbled repetitions of "Guys... guys we need to get up" before falling back to an uncomfortable slumber) we ended up setting out a couple of hours past the ideal departure time. No worries though, as a quick phone call to the night's venue, Maxine's, cleared everything up in a few minutes. Adam took the helm and drove for many hours while we kept our ears open for our bands to play on the radio. Hot Springs is a surprisingly bustling town considering its population of around 40,000 people. Its big claim to fame is being the boyhood home of former president Bill Clinton. This was exciting news, as perhaps this was an environment that fostered and ... read more
Day 62 - 63 08/23 - 08/24/2010
Published: March 2nd 2011North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
August 27th 2010
Monday morning in Perryville, Shelby made some delicious omelets for our breakfast. Barbara and I wanted to ride and explore the area, and Leta and Shelby just wanted to hang out at camp. Perryville is located about 50 miles north of Hot Springs with Quachita National Forest and many small side roads and lakes between here and there. Our first adventure was to Sylvia Lake. Started out on a gravel road with center and side lines to a gravel road with no lines to a dirt-rock road to a one lane dirt-rock road with small pull offs on the improbable chance of meeting some other idiot on this road. Later found that we crossed Wildcat Mountain by one of the locals. After crossing the mountain we continued to Hot Springs (home of Bill Clinton). The ... read more
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June 1st 2010
On our first day of the road trip, Jerome and I took off from Fort Worth at around 2:30! I picked him up at the Greyhound station previously. We have a carfull, but we can still see out the back of the car! We drove for about five hours, with Jerome waxing philosophically, and then arrived at Hot Springs, Arkansas. By recommendation of Lana, we ate at Rocky's Corner for pizza and it was very delicious! We had a rough time finding it, as Jerome's Iphone directed us to a Spanish Nazarene church instead of the restaraunt. We then checked into Best Western and I hit the pool before bed. Tomorrow, we plan to go to Hot Springs NP for the morning and then hit the road again to make it to St. Louis in time ... read more
Hot Springs AR with One Day for Little Rock
Published: May 25th 2010North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
May 24th 2010
The drive to Hot Springs AR was convoluted by design -the road less traveled. We set out for Magnolia on US 278 and 371 via Rosston AR. Since we had seen much of Magnolia on Saturday, I pulled the Pilgrim onto the truck route around town and headed east on US 82 towards El Dorado - a town that had intrigued me since I first read about the historic downtown area. We were not disappointed. About two blocks from the historic courthouse, I found an open half block to parallel park the rig. The short walk past the well-preserved storefronts was delightful. Sculptures pay tribute to the oil heritage of the area. Sidewalk cafes blend the old with the new. Well-weathered advertisements on the sides of buildings reminisce of businesses long gone. Plaques mark the location ... read more
Hot Springs - A little hiking, baths, and the southern hospitality
Published: September 12th 2009North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
September 1st 2009
On my way to Texas I decide to make a little detour to Hot Springs, Arkansas. A little town, whose center wraps itself around 50 square miles of forest and hills that is Hot Springs National Forest. The name comes from the towns main attraction, the hot springs that have been used in the town's baths for over a hundred years. Back in the late 19th century the wealthy from all over the country would come here to relax in the hot waters. Why is the water so hot and healthy? It is rainwater that is absorbed into the rock and hence dissolves minerals as it percolates downward. The increasingly warmer rock heats up the water at a rate of about 4 degrees F every 300 feet. Hot Springs mountain is where the faults and joints ... read more
Day 5: Hot Springs, AR
Published: July 30th 2009North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot SpringsJuly 29th 2009
We've spend a whole day in Hot Springs today. In the afternoon we actually wanted to go to the lake, but then a thunderstorm came thru and it rained pretty much the remainder of the day. So what better to do in Hot Springs than go to the hot springs? We went to Quapaw Baths & Spa to bath in the thermal waters. Very relaxing. The water has between 95 and 104 degrees in different pools. After the visit we were kind of tired and also hungry. Since there's not a lot of food choices in Hot Springs, we decided for Mexican at Ronaldo's. Very good, although not as good as Senor Tequila (oh how I miss that). After dinner we drove around town and were amazed that a lot of big hotels were closed and ... read more
Crater of Diamonds State Park
Published: July 1st 2009North America » United States » Arkansas » Hot Springs
June 29th 2009
Monday, June 29 (Crater of Diamonds State Park): We left around 8am for the one hour or so drive to Crate of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Along the way and even more so when we entered Murfreesboro, both Manoli and I wondered about how little traffic there was on the road and how deserted Murfreesboro seemed. Could the Crater of Diamonds State Park be less popular for some reason than we’d expected, or are we still in this economy doldrum? Well, all that changed as we turned the last corner on the park road and spotted the parking lot. Still not even 9:30am and there were at least dozens of cars in the lot! The park also has a small water park which was already getting busy. After reading the signs and watching a ... read more
