The showers and bathrooms were nice. There was a view of some kind of pond or drainage area. The best part was a city paved path that went for miles and miles. Callie and I hiked until sunset. We had quite a struggle over all of the bicycles on the path. Callie does not like to share. Some of the babies and small children must have looked like sheep to herd, because she wasn’t crazy about those little people either. In the morning, the path was much quieter, and she managed to let a few bikers by without giving chase. Small steps.
Today, we drove through rural America. I set google maps to avoid highways and headed into what my daughter calls hillbilly country. I passed towns like Possum Knob. As I drove through, I saw lots of white poverty: people not living well with lots of trash in the yard and homes in need of major repair. I found myself wondering what these people seek in presidential leadership, who they voted for (if they voted) and why.
By late afternoon, I made it to the Downtown Riverside RV park in North Little Rock, Arkansas. I called around 2 p.m. and reserved the last spot in the campground. There were many beautiful spots along the river. There were also nice spots across from the riverfront sites.
Because I reserved the last spot, my site was special and away from all of the others. Nevertheless, I was grateful to get a campsite and it actually provided me with more privacy than any other site. Plus, the price was right, ($13 with Passport America discount). I’m tucked into the upper right corner of the photograph.
From the rv park, I literally walked across the Clinton Park Bridge to the William Clinton Presidential Library.
From there, Callie and I walked along the river and up through downtown Little Rock and then back across the bridge to the rv park. There’s still a little daylight at 7:50 p.m; the windows are open in the Scamp; and it’s quite comfortable.
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