Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Hot Springs, Ar

... around. The water running through Hot Springs Creek (and directly under the row of bathouses built before 1920) is heated by the Novaculite rocks in the mountains. These vertically split rocks absorb rainfall through pores and fractures and conduct it deep into Mother Earth. As it sinks further into the Earth, the rocks heat it at a rate of about 4 degrees every 300 ft. As the water is pulled through the rock, it dissolves minerals and flows into the creek. Throughout Hot Springs ...

... baths and are washed, steamed and massaged by an attendant. It is a very unique experience but also relaxing and enjoyable.

The mineral waters here are of high quality and you can drink them straight from the ground, the centre of town has a mineral water fill station where everyone, from near and far, brings their bottles to fill with the hot mineral water. It tastes really good and isn't too 'minerally'.

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States bekandjesse

... seeing it on the Travel Channel, and mom expressed she wanted to do as well, the only thing that could have been better was finding a diamond, but no such luck, although some of the Jasper stones are really pretty. We also manage to get 2 geocaches at Crater of Diamonds State Park as well, 5 more caches than expected for a total of 7 today.
Tomorrow plans are to drive into Texas to Houston for the Level 9 tour and lunch with the Astronauts on Tuesday.

... is not allowed due to the fact that over time flashes can damage materials, thus I have very few photos that actually look decent. After the tour of the grounds was done we went to the Lisa Marie and Hound dog II airplanes and got a look at his elaborate personal airplanes. Which were again very elaborate for the time period. My question here is how did they get the planes into what is now downtown Memphis? The automobile display has his classic cars including a ...

... a micro paleontologist and brought rocks to a new level for me as a child.

The next day we went back to the town and took in the Fordyce Bath House that has been restored as a museum and visitor's center. Great experience to think of Al Capone and his cronies taking baths and getting massages just like we had only days before. Only I would not suggest anyone allow the contraptions you will see in ...

... my parents didn't even know I was in Arkansas).

The plan went off without a hitch (except for going the wrong way on a bypass once), and my family was very surprised. Luke and Jenna ate dinner with us and then kept going on their way. We stayed at the lake house until Monday afternoon, swimming and watching movies and eating burgers, then I finally headed home.

... Yeah right.

Both my aunt's live in cute little houses in cute little neighborhoods. They have family pictures lining the walls and both even had my graduation picture from high school. My sister, mom, and I looked through family photo albums and found pictures of my grandmother when she was younger. It's crazy to think of my grandmother as a little kid.

Last night we went to dinner at their friends house. Turns out their town is dry on Sundays but her friends greeted us ...

... we all came out relaxed and squeaky clean! Head home and take a path through a narrow winding road through the National Park, very pretty with the soft trees, at times over hanging the road to create a tunnel. Home and relax have dinner and at last be able to post the last couple of days happenings. Tomorrow unsure of our movements, we have plenty of time, and around here with the hot pools as well as a gem field where it is ...

... names and badge numbers. If you are a witness, take pictures. This especially applies if you are a U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident, unless you like getting hauled down to the dog pound in the middle of the night until ICE or the police or the guys in the movies figure which breed you really are. You have to wonder why the sheriff's department brazenly breaks the law, assuming the allegations are correct. Is it a complete lack of ...

... so that smell isn't really the sulphur), but there was this intricate tub that really looked like a torture device or the table that Frankenstein rose from. (see pictures) And while prescriptions were not required, many people took the waters to treat advanced cases of syphilis, among other diseases. This fascinating tour sure cured me of my desire to try the bathhouses for myself! Later, I strolled the Promenade and enjoyed the warm ...