Took Granny to Petit Jean State Park on her birthday yesterday--was a BEAUTIFUL day. Seems like a lot of other people thought so too, and they were all at the park hiking and quite a few were also camping out. The Arkansas River was a little high with all the rains we've been having, but didn't look that bad.
Cedar Falls was gorgeous--LOTS of water falling. Most people don't get to see it this heavy. Here are pictures comparing normal summer time flow (taken 2 summers ago) and the one with fewer trees in the way is the picture we just took. (click on the pictures for larger view)
After driving through the park, we decided to take the scenic route home---about 2 1/2 hours detour down Hwy 7 thru Hot Springs. Saw a lot of swollen rivers and still some flooding going on, ate at Ryans in Hot Springs, and then back home via I-30 where we saw some of the tornado damage from the road near Benton/Bryant.
It was a good day--up to 70 degrees in Hot Springs, and the azaeleas, dogwood, redbuds and a lot of other flowering plants were showing off.
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Beatiful pictures! Happy Birthday to Granny!
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