-National Parks can be somewhat abandoned in the winter. Like when its windy and 26 degrees at Queen Wilhelmina National Park.
-Lots of things in Arkansas just make you shake your head and mutter to yourself, "weird..."
-Bill Clinton is from Hot Springs!?! We stopped there and I made it my business not only fill up my water bottle as many times as possible but also to practice my investigative journalism skills and ask everyone their thoughts on our 42nd President. Apparently, the good citizens of Hot Springs have forgiven Bill for his Democratic affiliation (and his indiscretions...) and love him dearly. I mean, everyone sort of loves a guy who both jogs and eats McDonald's, right? An Everyman? But they are not so keen on Hilary. With lowered voices and serious expressions, people told me she doesn't like Arkansas and isn't too friendly when she visits, which she does rarely. Interesting.
-Highway 7, why do you torture me with your steepness and curves of death?
-Jasper, Arkansas is an oasis, a cute little hippie mountain town. With pizza. And COFFEE. (No beer).
-In America, churches and their marquees abound. Does the gospel?
-You can travel, and that helps, but the mind often wanders back. As the book title goes (and this would be a great song title also...), "My shoes keep walking back to you."
-Sometimes people hoard stuff in their yards. A LOT of stuff.
-The economic downturn has hit the Ozarks hard. I was shocked by the number of abandoned buildings and closed shops. As the side of one barn lamented, "I'm too poor to be a Republican."
-A walk by the Buffalo River or around a lake can heal almost anything. Oh, and I miss Furman.
-Don't pick up hitchhikers. They might be convicted murderers. (Thanks for the heads up Tennessee State Troopers! And good work!) http://wnws.com/after-11-days-on-the-run-2-louisiana-escape-convicts-are-back-in-custody/
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