she'll be comin' round the mountain....

...and we did...oh my gosh...Petite Jean Mountain State Park in Morrilton, Arkansas has to be one of the most beautiful places ever...driving to the top and standing out over the Arkansas River was a sight to see...I wonder why Bill kept telling me to back up...he he...for all you Dallas Cowboy fans, before we reached the mountain we ate lunch in Henryetta, Arkansas, home of Troy Aikman...after getting settled in we went on a hike with a park ranger to view the falls...that one was a mild one, only a mile on level ground...the next day we met him again for a hike TO the falls...one mile straight down and one mile straight UP...yes, the old heart was pumping...but the falls were beautiful and definitely worth the trip...that night there was a concert in the amphitheater and Bill won a CD as a door prize...the evening was perfect...the next day was more hiking...this time to Rock House Cave where Indian paintings were still visible, we also had to walk over "turtle rocks"....while staying at Petit Jean we drove to the Auto Museum and saw JFK's Lincoln Continental and Clinton's mustang...it was pretty interesting...the museum was having a car swap the next weekend and cars and RVs were showing up for the event....we also drove to Little Rock to tour Clinton's Library and Museum....THAT was interesting....and we drove by the Little Rock Central High School where the nine blacks had to be escorted by the national guard back in 1957...all nine are still alive and most live in the Little Rock area...there was a museum across the street from the high school which is still a high school today....the stories and pictures were most interesting...because our time was up at Petit Jean, we packed up and headed to Lake DeGrey Resort and State Park....