The next week found us on the road to Fort Smith, Arkansas where Dan and his two brothers were hooking up to build a garage. The three of them made this commitment a year ago, which is why we will be here for the month of September. While we are here, we will go to Little Rock (of course, the state Capitol!), do some hiking in the Ozarks, visit with other relatives, and whatever else occurs to us. In our journey from San Diego to Fort Smith, we stayed in Phoenix, Arizona (110 degrees at least, and our air conditioner was malfunctioning!), Grants, New Mexico (where we were treated to a beautiful sunset (see picture) followed by thunder, lightening, and rain, quite a show!), Amarillo Texas, Seminole Oklahoma, and finally, Fort Smith Arkansas. The RV park we are staying in is actually in Van Buren, right outside Fort Smith. It is set on Lee Creek which feeds into the Arkansas River, and is filled with many trees which keeps things relatively cool in this rather humid environment. Everything here is so green and pretty, and the insect population probably outnumbers the human population, based on the sounds I hear at night. Haven’t really “seen” them yet, but the cicadas are truly deafening when they all start up as the sun starts to set. I was hoping to see fireflies, but might be a little late in the year for that. I’ve never seen a firefly, and may have to wait until next year, but one day I will see one!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Arkansas Bound
The next week found us on the road to Fort Smith, Arkansas where Dan and his two brothers were hooking up to build a garage. The three of them made this commitment a year ago, which is why we will be here for the month of September. While we are here, we will go to Little Rock (of course, the state Capitol!), do some hiking in the Ozarks, visit with other relatives, and whatever else occurs to us. In our journey from San Diego to Fort Smith, we stayed in Phoenix, Arizona (110 degrees at least, and our air conditioner was malfunctioning!), Grants, New Mexico (where we were treated to a beautiful sunset (see picture) followed by thunder, lightening, and rain, quite a show!), Amarillo Texas, Seminole Oklahoma, and finally, Fort Smith Arkansas. The RV park we are staying in is actually in Van Buren, right outside Fort Smith. It is set on Lee Creek which feeds into the Arkansas River, and is filled with many trees which keeps things relatively cool in this rather humid environment. Everything here is so green and pretty, and the insect population probably outnumbers the human population, based on the sounds I hear at night. Haven’t really “seen” them yet, but the cicadas are truly deafening when they all start up as the sun starts to set. I was hoping to see fireflies, but might be a little late in the year for that. I’ve never seen a firefly, and may have to wait until next year, but one day I will see one!
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2 comments:
Very cool. Now its your turn to make the rest of us jealous.
We're hoping you enjoy retiremenet as much as we do, and we hope to see you in our travels.
Good luck, carpe' diem,
Joann & Lloyd
Dan/Becky, sounds like you are having a wonderful journey, Patti Young has commented on the insects, not my cup of tea. Steve and I hope to travel up north to central oregon, look forward to sharing photos of grandkids soon. Life is full of fun and adventures for us retired persons cb
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