- 240 G
Arrival Location: Maumelle Park, Arkansas After a long and lovely drive through various east Texan towns (we opted for the backroads rather than I-30) and various Arkansan hamlets (ah, Arkedelphia, ye city on a hill), we arrived at our campsite not far out of Little Rock. Only slightly dismayed by the prevalence of the over-65 set, we pitched the tent and set off to the nearby Pinnacle State Park, to scale the largest mountain...within...half an hour of Little Rock... - 251 G
the pinnacle Location: Pinnacle Mountain State Park, AR Having scaled said mountain, a friendly native Arkansan snapped our picture. It was a beautiful view, and an excellent way to spend the last few hours before sunset. - 273 G
Graceland Location: Graceland, Memphis, TN Graceland, as it turns out, cost $25. We got as far as the ticket booth and turned back, but not before taking some smarmy pictures and leaving Bryan's camera in the post office (so we actually got to visit Graceland twice). Elvis lives. - IMG 2235
State number four! Location: Great Smoky Mountains Natl Park Another state border under our belt. - IMG 2234
Location: Smoky Mountains Natl Park - 277 G
Nashville at sunset Location: Nashville, Tennessee While we were underwhelmed by Memphis (we probably just didn't drive through the right parts), Nashville was charming. A shot of downtown as we drove to the Opryland Hotel. - 270 G
Fathers' Day Location: Ouchita Lake, AR After our driving tour of the Ouchita Mountains and Lake and 1-hour jetski rental (woo!), we took a moment to pause, and appreciate our absent fathers. [Bryan is sorry for not calling.] - 253 G
the descent Location: Maumelle Park, Arkansas After the man at our campsite scoffed at the difficulty of the climb, it didn't even occur to Leslie to change shoes. Our adventurers chose, however, to climb up the rock slide rather than the easy trail, and Leslie's creativity was tested when descending the slope in slippery sandals (Bryan bounded down like a billy goat). - 271 G
fathers' day Location: Lake Ouchita, AR Happy Fathers' Day, once again. - IMG 2151
Shout out to Delia Location: This is Leslie...somewhere. Oh yes! In nowhere, TX, in front of a sign for Lupe's Mexican Restaurant, in honor of the Boone family, who frequents the place in Marshall and Longview.