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North America » United States » Arkansas » Mena January 6th 2013

(For those of you who've already seen these photos and read our story, please excuse me for sending it again. I wanted to get this on TravelBlog so that around 30 other people could see it. And it's hard to mess with the list of people receiving this blog.) ______________________ Dear Friends -- These of some photos of Bob's and my recent Christmas adventure. We both wanted a little cold and perhaps a sprinkling of snow this Christmas, being northerners at heart, so we decided to drive to Arkansas' Ozark Mountains as the location wasn't too far from home and we thought the mountains might help in our cold/snow search. Where we stayed was only 100 feet lower than the highest point in the state. Well, "be careful what you wish for," as they say. We ... read more
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North America » United States » Arkansas » Mena May 27th 2012

Saturday May 26, 2012 As a kid back in the 70’s, I would listen to the radio as I fell asleep at night. I had found a radio station that would play the old radio shows on Sunday nights. One of my favorites was the Lum and Abner show. The show took place in Pine Ridge Arkansas. The characters were storekeepers at the Jot’em Down Store. Visiting the Jot’em Down Store in Pine Ridge has been on my list of things to do for a long time. Every time I was in the area there was always a reason why I couldn’t do it. It has been a while since I have been able to take a trip. Driving relaxes me and I needed a trip, so Friday night I decided to take a daytrip the ... read more
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