April 24, 2007 Lake Dardanelle, AK to Eureka Springs, AK

After leaving Lake Dardanelle, we headed north along scenic route 7 through the Ozarks. Unfortunately, a frost which had come through a couple of weeks ago had killed the dogwood and azalea blossoms …and fog made it quite hard to get good views of the lovely valleys. Bet it’s gorgeous in the fall! The little shops, often somewhat dilapidated “homes”, had appropriate names such as Booger Hollow and Auntie Ellie’s. While browsing at the latter, Auntie Ellie herself had a phone call which prompted her to say, “You’ll have to excuse me for a minute. The cow got out!” At that point, the store was left in good hands…OURS! The destination for today was Eureka Springs, AK, in the Northwestern corner of the state. It’s a historic Victorian town oozing charm. We took an hour long historic trolley tour with our guide, Harlan, doing an outstanding job of narrating. After a brief shopping time, we made a beeline to the car to escape the impending thunder and lightning. This is our first motel stay…tomorrow it’s off to Branson.