Trip to Arkansas

Last week my wife, Kat, and I spent five days in the hills of Arkansas. 

Our first couple of days we spent at the Petit Jean State Park, which was the first State Park in Arkansas. We spent our nights in a cabin with a fire place and it was very comfortable.

We spent our first day hiking two trails. Cedar Creek Falls Trail begins at the Mather Lodge and goes down to Cedar Falls. It winds down the hillside then through the woods to the creek and ends at Cedar Falls.

The other Cedar Creek Trail is a trail that flows through the woods and above the creek and makes a loop back to the parking lot.

We ended our day with a simple dinner at the Lodge and watched the sun set.

The next day we hiked the Seven Hollows Trail. This loop trail passes through a series of small canyons under the canopy of a dense hardwood forest.

We left Petit Jean and headed north to Buffalo National River and spent two nights in a rustic cabin with a fireplace. As we ate our first meal in the cabin we talked about how we could live in a small cabin like what we were in.

I think this photo sums up our trip and where our marriage stands after 24 years.

We had a wonderful time away from televisions, the news and the cares of life. I encourage all of you to take a vacation or holiday and just get away from all of the stress in your life.

I know for me I did not want to return to the daily grind but in order to do another trip like this one I have to.

Next year if God is willing we celebrate our 25th anniversary and we hope to either go to Grenada or hike the Grand Canyon.