On the Road - 2,675 Miles into our Trip

 Hi Everyone,

On April 28th we drove over 400 miles through very beautiful mountains across the state of Tennessee. As we drove along through rural Tennessee we found some towns with interesting and unusual names like Bucksnort, Tennessee.

We drove through rain off and on, some of it very heavy, to the city of Memphis on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. The home of Elvis Presley, Graceland, was nearby where we stayed overnight, but we decided not to visit because of the large hordes of tourists and that access for cute puppies like me was limited.

The next morning, April 29th we took a nice 2-mile walk on the Greenway/Riverwalk in Memphis. After that we packed up and headed West across the Mississipi River, crossing into Arkansas. Another long day in the car, over 360 miles, took us to Hot Springs, Arkansas. At the edge of the city, we found a sign stating "Welcome to Hot Springs, the boyhood home of Bill Clinton".

The next morning, April 30th, Dad drove us past "Bathhouse Row" a street full of high-end hotels equipped with mineral baths originating from the "hot springs" that spew forth from the mountain behind the hotels. These bathhouses are the original spas that have attracted people to this tourist destination for over one hundred years, including American Presidents, celebrities, and international dignitaries.

After talking to our host at the hotel we were staying, we decided to drive to the summit of West Mountain to the overlook.

 Once there we took advantage of the nice weather and tried a  2 1/2 mile hike around the mountain.

On Saturday, May 1st we drove another 350+ miles from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Sulphur Springs, Texas. As we drove through Arkansas, and the edge of Texas we encountered more uniquely named towns, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas.

On Sunday, May 2nd we left our hotel and drove a few miles away to take a nice three-mile hike around a pretty lake in Coleman Park in the City of Sulphur Springs, Texas.

We are all excited because later today we are driving to the Dallas, Texas area where we are planning a visit with friends from Rochester that moved to Flower Mound, Texas there a few years ago😎.