This past weekend we decided to go to Petit Jean State Park because this is where we did most of our dating and we have a lot of great memories from this park. We went down on Friday and thought we would find a motel in the town of Morrilton (which is really close to the park). Unfortunately we did not anticipate that there would be a large church function there and all of the nonsmoking rooms at the motels would be taken. We even attempted to look into staying at the KOA campground in some rentable cabins but their office was closed. We ended up staying at a motel that was older that just didn't look quite so nice. The toilet in our room didn't work very well either so that was a bummer.
After getting a hotel room we went back to the park to cook some supper. Here is a picture of the picnic area that we have cooked our food at many times. This is also where we would spend a lot of time watching squirrels.
We had planned to grill hamburgers this first night and to also make some macaroni and cheese. When we started to get the stuff out to cook we realized we forgot to bring a spatula to turn the hamburgers. So, my amazing and talented husband did created his own spatula out of a stick he carved, a foil ball and some string:
Our food was amazing!! To top of the amazing food we had some cake that we saved from the wedding. Now, I've been looking forward to eating this cake for months and have had a count down going for when we get to eat it. I think the reason for this is that I really do love cake. However I have to admit that this cake isn't really that good (and I didn't think so at the wedding either). The icing is good but the actual chocolate cake is dry. The strawberry cake I had at the wedding was much better... Anyway, here is a picture of our cake:
On Saturday we were supposed to get up early to watch the sunrise. However, neither one of us had much sleep the night before due to an uncomfortable bed and noisy neighbors so we skipped that. However we did go hiking on one of the trails that we hadn't done yet (at least all of the trail - we had done parts of it). We had backpacks on and we hiked probably 8-10 miles. Afterwards I felt like I got hit by a truck and I still am very, very sore. Here are a few pictures though from our hike.
This was a pretty stream we crossed.
Same stream just the spot where we sat down for a minute.
Different stream
These are called "turtle rocks" obviously because they look like turtle shells. Some of these rocks even have algae and other green plant life on them.
Pretty cliffs
Neat-looking tree that was on a cliff
This is a "bridge" that we had to cross. It's actually the second time we've been across this bridge. The first time the water was a little higher so I was thankful that it was lower this time. There was one spot that my foot got a bit wet because the stones were a little too far apart and I had to put my foot down in the water but all in all it wasn't so bad.
Another scenic picture - I love this park!!
We had found out Friday that there was a cancellation on one of the duplex cabins so we decided to stay there Saturday night. Here is a picture of the inside of our cute cabin:
Nice cabin but the beds were extremely small so I didn't get a lot of sleep that night. If you go there and rent cabins I also would recommend spending the extra $20 to get a cabin by yourself instead of a duplex. Our neighbors were kind of loud and had small children...
After a really long, exhausting day here we are sitting on the porch swing on our cabin. I love this man and I'm looking forward to spending the next 50+ years with him.
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