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| The Eiffel Tower............Paris, Arkansas Style! |
In addition to their very own Eiffel Tower, Paris Arkansas is one of the nearest cities to Mount Magazine State Park. Mount Magazine and more specifically Signal Hill is the highest point in the state of Arkansas and while it's not exactly Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro or even the rocky mountains it's a very nice state park with some great overlooks from the many bluffs throughout the park.
Sarah and Joey took Sweet Baby James (SBJ) to have his newborn pictures made today so Beth and I did a quick day trip over to Mount Magazine for lunch and a little roaming around. We had visited the park on a prior trip, had a great lunch in their lodge and decided to make the hour drive over again.
We've only visited a few of the state parks in Arkansas but I'll have to say they have all been really nice. In addition to Mount Magazine we've been to Lake Fort Smith and Devils Den. Next week we have a cabin reserved for three nights at Devils Den which is about an hour north of Fort Smith. Once we check out from there we will swing back through to see (SBJ) and Sarah and Joey of course before heading down to Texas where we look forward to spending some time with Ben and visiting around.
The week after that the idiots will be on the move again although we really don't know where we're going yet. We've got flights booked to four different cities (Denver, Boise, Boston and Phoenix) or none of the above. I really love Southwest's liberal cancellation policies (it's rare for me to use the words love and liberal in the same sentence). Additionally, they continue to expand their routes and I've heard rumors that Hawaii and Europe may be coming. I'll let you know where we're going as soon as we figure it out...........don't hold your breath, we probably won't know until around the 27th or 28th.
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| Mount Magazine State Park Lodge |
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| From the back porch of the lodge |
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| We've been as high as you can legally be in Arkansas! |
