Blogs from Arkansas, United States, North America - page 3

After a very good...and LONG night’s sleep (went to bed at 8:00 last night!) we were ready to rock and roll this morning, taking our time we were pulling out of camp at 9:05. Our stay in the Nashville KOA was quite nice. The campground itself has been vastly modernized since we stayed here the first time 45 years ago. At that time, we were with our girls, my (Pat’s) parents and Aunt Bess and Uncle Joe. We all met there with our rigs (ours was an Avion Travel Trailer at the time) and took in the old Opryland Amusement park where Opry Mills Mall is now. They have done a great job bringing the park up to 21st century standards. Here is where I give you what was likely the highlight of our day...it needs ... read more

I know we came across some interesting things on day two, including a newly fallen tree that created a quite a hazard, but I didn't get any pictures. Day three was relatively short as it didn't take us long to paddle the final leg. We spent considerable time the day before looking for just the right camping spot, so we wound up nearly going all the way to Carver though we didn't realize it.... read more

After rising early, we actually loaded up in the car and drove to a nearby trailhead afforded us the opportunity to hike to Big Bluff, Granny Henderson's Cabin, and Snead's Creek. All of which were on our original itinerary, although we would have been hiking/canoeing to them from starting points along the river. But as it turned out, it provided us with mostly downhill hiking, and by returning to our camp (at Steel Creek campground) via the Old River horse trail, we actually got to see a small portion of the Upper Buffalo that we were now not going to get to canoe down due to the low water level. And by staying the additional night at Steel Creek, we also ate up one of the camp meals I had planned for the whole group (all ... read more

Day 12 – Thursday, 5/31/18 – Oklahoma City, OK – Little Rock, AR Mileage: 373 miles Boy! Have we been shocked. Oklahoma is nice. It’s lush green and we don’t feel like it’s missing any of our normal life’s amenities. Although busy, with it’s many roads, Oklahoma City was a pleasant surprise to all of us. Here’s why . . . First stop, we went to see the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. For those of you who don’t know or who may have forgotten, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building was the first real domestic terrorist attack in the U.S. It occurred at 9:02 am on the morning of April 19, 1995 when Timothy McVeigh denotated a Ryder rental truck full of explosives (fertilizers) he had left parked in front of the building. ... read more

Happy 4th of July! I can not think of anything more American than a cross country road trip! Today is the day we head out west. We have about 4 days to travel roughly 1,900 miles to get to the Grand Canyon. Most of those miles will be on Interstate 40 or more famously, Route 66! We are looking forward to getting caught up in some of those silly tourist traps. Our trip today included passing through Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis. We made a little lunch stop somewhere between Knoxville and Nashville. We were trying to make it to Nashville but got hungry sooner. We stopped at Lefty's BBQ for some Tennessee BBQ and it definitely hit the spot. Across the street was Stonehaus Winery so we treated ourselves to a tasting and bought a bottle. ... read more