Once again the Ouachita River is in flood at Camden and Thatcher. Yee-haw time for a flood run! Think of the big ramp of water, over fifteen feet high in Camden and two feet high at the Lock and Dam sitting on top of slow placid river we just floated. I bet the solar troller [...]
Category Archives: Travelogue
The Ouachita Float Trip, discovered (mostly)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Ouachita Float Trip
We did some. I wish I could say WE DID IT with authority, but since we bailed so soon, I can’t. We put the Solar Troller in at Camden, and spent an idyllic week on our little houseboat floating down the Ouachita River with the kids. We had great weather for the [...]
Back in Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, September 4, 2009
We had an epiphone. Well, more like a realization that it is only going to get colder. And it suddenly seemed that Labor Day weekend would be a great time to go and get on the river! The weather looks pretty good, we already need a break from the rigorous school schedule, and the boat [...]
Back in Flooooooooooood
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Today we went diamond diggin at Crater of Diamonds State Park. That park is brilliant, they have the diamond “mine” (picture open field with clay like mud on a slight hill) and then they have a brand spanking new water park for the kids. So just when your kids get their belly full of “nature”, [...]
Here comes the rain again
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Seriously. Another onslaught of rain has caused the levels to rise down south. Camden should be at flood stage again tomorrow. I guess I’m glad we aren’t on the river, what with all this rain it would be reminiscent of May. We hope to canoe the Arkadelphia to Camden leg before the kids start school [...]
Right Now.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
I know everyone is dying to know what we’ve done for the past two weeks while Zephyr and Eureka were at my parent’s house and at the NC coast with my sister and cousins. Was it dig out the well in the back yard so we can have free water for the garden only to [...]
Oh well!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Why aren’t we on the river yet???? We are planning to go just as soon as the kids get back from their two week vacation in North Carolina. We have to get this trip in before school starts (August 19th) so we will rally in the hottest month of the year. Think of our gorgeous [...]
Eureka Springs
Sunday, June 21, 2009
We are in Eureka Springs for the weekend. We played yesterday at the Basin Spring Park downtown, and then this evening we will play at the Squid & the Whale from 5-8. The kids want to swim in the pool and watch TV, so motivation to go downtown and shop is low. When we realized [...]
Why we are not on the River yet
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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So now what?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Ok, we’ve done the Ouachita River from the top to Arkadelphia. We thought we would seriously be ready to go today, but when I insisted we check out the Nick’s Ferry Bridge, our plans were once again waylayed.
We drove down, and the world seemed so dry compared to the day we couldn’t even GET to [...]