Bob and I were the first to arrive at Petit Jean. As we were registering, the ranger looked out at our rig and said we might have a problem fitting in the site reserved for us. She said there was an 'emergency' site available that we would fit in with no trouble, but it wouldn't be near the other site we reserved. After driving through the campground, we decided to take the 'emergency' site. It was a great site on Lake Bailey! The other site was nestled in the woods, but we wouldn't have been able to open our slide or put out the awning. This is a view of our site from the lake.
Bob's parents arrived about an hour later and took the larger of the 2 sites we originally reserved. Andrea and Donna arrived later in the afternoon. Paula and Bill arrived in the early evening. We were set to have a great weekend.
Saturday morning we all headed to Hot Springs for the day. Our first stop was the overlook at the national park.
After touring the park area, we drove to McClards for some famous barbecue. After eating, Bob and I did some geocaching on our way back to Petit Jean. The others stayed to do more sightseeing.
Sunday morning Bob and I wanted to hike one of the many trails in Petit Jean. Paula and Bill said they were adventurous, too. So off we went to hike Seven Hollows. Along the way we saw a natural bridge
and a waterfall....well, what would've been a waterfall if water was flowing.
Here we are refreshed and ready to go again after our 4+ mile hike!
Monday we did more geocaching with Andrea and Paula.
Bob and Donna tried our kayaks in Lake Bailey.
Later in the afternoon Bob and I did more hiking around the park. Bob and I hiked Cedar Creek Trail. The first part of the trail was downhill!
It had some great natural features.
In the evening we all drove to Petit Jean Overlook and Gravesite. The view was fantastic. The Arkansas River is beyond the overlook.
From the eastern overlook we drove Red Bluff Road to the CCC Overlooks on the west side of the park. We got to see a great sunset.
Tuesday morning it was time to pack the rv and move to Siloam Springs where Bobby and his family were meeting us! It had been a year since we had seen them. I couldn't wait to see how much Chris and DeAnna had grown.
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