Category Archives: Arkansas

Tuesday got off to a lazy start. Some of my fellow campers took off to find a cell signal. Others expressed a desire to sit and relax by the fire. I decided to walk the Devil’s Den Trail. I had … Continue reading →

On the first morning of camping, I took a stroll from our site to the dam along Lee Creek. There wasn’t anybody around. The sun was just rising above the surrounding hills. It was a good start to a good … Continue reading →

We toured Fort Smith National Historic Site in Fort Smith, Arkansas on a quiet Monday morning. The second fort’s main role in history was as a supply depot for forts further west. The barracks building later became a federal district … Continue reading →

Alma, Arkansas claims to be the “Spinach Capital of the World” because about half the spinach canned in the United States is canned there. This statue of Popeye stands in a fountain (turned off, probably for the winter) in a … Continue reading →

In a desperate attempt to drum up tourism, Route 67 through the mud flats of northeast Arkansas has been named the Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway. Several early artists of Rockabilly music played in the towns along the route in the … Continue reading →