Vacation Day 3

What We Did on Our Summer Vacation--A Ghost Town Orange Mini-series. [Click on photos for a larger view; e-mail me to request higher-resolution versions for printing...]

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 was a traveling day. We headed north with a shopping list of things we forgot to pack for camping:

• Extension cord
• Whisk broom
• Sharp knife

In Glenwood, we did find an extension cord and a small broom with dust pan, and this fire station:

Fire Station at Glenwood, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 

We stopped at Caddo Gap, Arkansas so Tim and I could look at the rocks in a roadcut:

Examining a shaly road cut at Caddo Gap, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 

Meanwhile, Joe explored nearer the car:

Gazebo at Caddo Gap, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 

Crawdad, Caddo Gap, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 

We went out of our way a bit to visit Pine Ridge, Arkansas, setting of the Lum 'n' Abner radio show. [Another Lum 'n' Abner link here -- some audio available] We visited the Lum 'n' Abner Museum and Jot 'Em Down Store and bought a few audio tapes of Lum 'N' Abner shows. Unfortunately, they asked us not to take pictures so we have no photos to show you. These shows are laugh-out-loud funny -- we listened to them constantly while in the car for the next few days.

Despite the rainy weather, we decided to go ahead and camp at Lake Ouachita State Park.

Tim and I attended the evening ranger program "Rock-hounding in the Ouachita Mountains" so we could learn more about Arkansas rocks.

Here are two lovely and large moths we spotted at the campground:

Unknown moth, Lake Ouachita State Park, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 

Luna Moth, Lake Ouachita State Park, Arkansas, June 1, 2005 
Tune in tomorrow for Day 4: Hot Springs: Laundry and the Hot Springs Music Festival.

Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he leads justice to victory.
In his name the nations will put their hope.
--Matthew 12:18-21, quoting Isaiah 42:1-4 [NIV]