| | We stayed at this historic hotel, the Crescent, built in 1886. | |
| | | It's on the highest point in Eureka Springs. | |
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| | A church behind the hotel, where you must enter through the bell tower. | |
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| | A view of the back balconies. | |
| | | Day trip: the Ozarks. Destination: Hawk's Beak Crag. (That's not it.) | |
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| | A horse we encountered on the way. | |
| | | We reach the top of some mountain by car--then the hiking begins. | |
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| | I take breaks along the way to shoot interesting textures. | |
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| | About 50 million broken shards of rock later . . . | |
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| | We ignore the scenery to figure out how to operate the self-timer. | |
| | | Oh . . . forget the self-timer. | |
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| | More interesting textures | |
| | | A last shot before starting the long journey back to Eureka Springs. | |
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| | Downtown Eureka Springs is great for shopping and lunching. | |
| | | We snap a few shots before the rain begins. | |
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| | One last glimpse before we head out to Ft. Smith to see friends. | |
| | | On the way we visited Thorncrown Chapel. | |
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| | It's won awards for architecture. | |
| | | It's very beautiful and calm there. | |
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| | The interior structure was impressive. | |
| | | Our next stop was War Eagle Mill to eat and buy stone ground stuff. | |
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| | Inside, the grains are ground. | |
| | | The bridge behind the mill. | |
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| | Toof before his daily meds. | |
| | | After: Thank goodness we renewed his prescription! | |
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| | We arrive in Ft. Smith to our hosts, Jen and Pat. New Year's Eve is spent at this Japanese Steak House. | |
| | | Nearly midnight! Happy New Year! | |
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