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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. - 271 G
fathers' day Location: Lake Ouchita, AR Happy Fathers' Day, once again. - 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). - 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.] - 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. - IMG 2234
Location: Smoky Mountains Natl Park - IMG 2235
State number four! Location: Great Smoky Mountains Natl Park Another state border under our belt. - 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. - 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. - 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... - 260 G
Hot Springs Bathhouse Location: Hot Springs, AR We didn't take baths. But we did take the self-guided tour. - 301 G
All tuckered out Location: Hyatt Regency, Printer's Row After an exhausting day of romping around downtown Chicago, the task of consciousness proves too much for Bryan. He collapses. - sun1
Downtown Chicago Location: After a day of driving, we finally arrived in Chicago (downtown pictured) and checked in at the lovely Hyatt on Printers Row. - 304 G
Art Institute: Reprise Location: Art Institute of Chicago Tres Magritte, no? We decided to return on Tuesday to catch what we'd missed of the Art Institute before heading south to the University area. - IMG 2220
Location: Tennessee - IMG 2206
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Location: Hot Springs, AK Our sleeping bags drying out on the Jetta in the parking lot of the Hot Springs visitor center - IMG 2182
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Graceland Location: Tennessee So, it was unimpressive. So, we didn't *actually* go in. But still. I gesticulated at a giant picture of Elvis (see below). - IMG 2203
The Parthenon? Location: Nashville, Tennessee For some reason, there is a full-scale reconstruction of the Parthenon in a park in the medical district of Nashville. - IMG 2279
Nap-time Location: North Carolina/Virginia Bryan takes full advantage of his respite from driving as we head out of the Research Triangle after an unimpressive foray into downtown Durham. It's a cute but unfortunately abandoned center. - IMG 2281
The Ocean Location: Virginia Our first look at the Atlantic--weren't we just in the woods? - IMG 2184
Lake's Edge Location: Ouchita Lake, AK We decided to rent a jetski for an hour to truly experience the scenic Arkansan lake--also, Bryan had never ridden one. Although we declined to bring the $400 camera on the jetski with us, we did take a picture of the place we rented it. Here. - IMG 2207
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Look! Downtown. Location: Little Rock, AR - IMG 2200
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Store Window Location: Hot Springs, AK I know everyone will be disappointed that we didn't bring them home frightening jingoistic t-shirts from AK. - IMG 2214
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Departure Location: Smoky Mountains Natl Park Bryan takes us out of the mountains.