Category Archives: Arkansas

Stout’s Point — Petit Jean State Park

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Roger

Petit Jean State Park has long been one of my favorite places to visit. In the 29 years that I’ve been visiting my wife’s family in Arkansas, I’ve probably been to the park 20 times. I’ve hiked and birded and … Continue reading →

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Cadron Settlement

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Roger

Between my east bank and west bank adventures at Toad Suck, I visited another local attraction — Cadron Settlement Park. It’s also an Army Corps of Engineers site, and like Toad Suck, doesn’t really amount to much. Cadron was the … Continue reading →

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How I spent the first day of my vacation — or — The splendor of Toad Suck

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Roger

My in-laws live in the thriving city of Conway. It was a dinky half-dead town when I first visited 29 years ago, but since then it has become a commuter community for Little Rock and the place where every franchise … Continue reading →

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Dog n Suds — Paragould, Arkansas

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Roger

Let me say right at the start that if this had been my first visit to a Dog n Suds, I would not have embarked on my quest to visit them all. I had an idea of what I would … Continue reading →

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Lee Creek — Part Two

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Roger

Tuesday afternoon was looking dull. I decided to walk along the creek on a horse trail. After perhaps a quarter mile, the trail crossed the creek. I debated whether to continue, then realized that 20 years ago, I wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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