Oct 28/29 2018 Weather is absolutely stunning. Warm sunny fall days. 72 and 75 low of 48. Gorgeous. Hope we don't pay for this beautiful weather in the days to come.....?
We are slowly moving towards Searcy and for a couple days we stopped about a hour inside the east Arkansas border. There are some really nice State Parks in Arkansas and we are lucky to find one here near Wynne called Village Creek State Park.
It is a winding road to the park ~ Crowleys Ridge Scenic Parkway ~ and then more winding roads into the camping area but so worth the drive. There are several large paved pull thrus with full hookups. No or little cell service or TV reception.... but its so peaceful to be off the grid for a couple of days. It was so quiet at night and dark! We both read a book in the two days. Funny, everytime we picked up our phone or tablet we were "oh yeah, no service". Withdrawals; but in a good way. The leaves are in full colour now and absolutely stunning. Our site was nestled into the woods. Every night the deer came out to graze and say "hello neighbour"! The park has nature trails, hiking trails, a camp area just for equestrian (outdoor stalls and water and a ring for horses), a golf course and ranger/visitor centre.
The geological formation of this area is 150 million years old. The ridge is composed of glacial sediment known as loess (which is wind blown dust).
Oddly it contrasts with the flat table of land around the Mississippi delta which is rich black soil. The ridge is a half a mile to 12 miles wide in spots and rises to 550 feet elevation in a 150 mile embayment. We are enjoying the fall day and riding the backroads near the parkway. We always have our GPS set on Home to find our way back!
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| American BeautyBerry or French Mulberry Bush |
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| long paved pull thru in loop B |
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| Billy riding through Village Creek State Park |
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| crowley's ridge |
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