With my wife off cavorting with relatives at the family reunion, I decided it was time to add Cave Swallow to my life list. This involved an 8+ hour round trip down through Arkansas, across a corner of Louisiana, and 25 miles into Texas. As I usually do when I make a trip like this, I check for other sites I might want to see in the area.
Which led me to the exciting spot where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has placed a marker on a small chunk of concrete at the exact site. I found it, tucked up against a large tree, in an unimpressive neighborhood along a two-lane state highway.
I got out and took the obligatory photos, including one of me standing in three states at once. It wasn’t as thrilling as you might expect.
When I was satisfied that I’d seen all there was to see, I headed north. I think I was there perhaps five minutes tops.
