Category Archives: Arkansas

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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Lee Creek

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Roger

Two views of Lee Creek from the highway bridge in the park. The shot on the left is looking east. It was in the trees on the left that I saw my lifer Yellow-throated Warbler on my first visit in … Continue reading →

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William J. Clinton Presidential Library — Little Rock, Arkansas

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Roger

Several members of my family I decided to do something educational and enriching — then gave up on that idea and drove into Little Rock to see Clinton’s library. The building is widely considered to look like a double-wide trailer … Continue reading →

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