Category Archives: Arkansas

I learned something recently. There is a little rock after which the city of Little Rock was named. (Well, actually, it was named by the French, so it was called La Petite Roche.) It was the first rock outcropping along … Continue reading →

After our walk on the bridge, we drove to downtown Little Rock and parked by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. I gave my wife the option of touring the library or the historic sites downtown. She opted for the … Continue reading →

On the final day of our Arkansas vacation, my wife and I decided to head into Little Rock and see what we could find to do while spending as little money as possible. Our first stop was this bridge, popularly … Continue reading →

OK, it’s really Crater of Diamonds, but there was something vaguely farcical about the whole thing, so I like my name better. After touring Historic Washington, I drove north for about 45 minutes to this park. The diamond deposit here … Continue reading →

This park wasn’t on my list of things to do this day, but when I saw it was only eight miles from Clinton’s house, I decided to head over. When I mentioned this to my tour guide (Mike Huckabee’s cousin), … Continue reading →