Thursday, June 22, 2006

Arkansas, the natural state


inside the caverns, this looks like a scene from "lord of the rings"



looking for bats, but you better keep your mouth closed!




Just as the state slogan reads, Arkansas in the Ozarks is refreshing in a "back to nature" way. On Monday, Day 4, we traveled to Blanchard Springs Caverns for the afternoon. Some of us went on the "Dripstone Trail" tour of the caverns while the others explored the hiking trails outside the main building. After the tour, we all visited the area where the springs flow out of the side of the mountain, as well as the swimming area. We ended our day with a visit to downtown Mountain View, AR, to listen to the "music on the square". The locals gather here on several blocks of this town and sing and play their guitars, bangos, and fiddles to keep that old mountain music alive.

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