Arkansas
I am lucky enough right now to have the opportunity to take time and go travel and train different places. This past week I spent my time in a little town called Eureka Springs, AR. My boyfriend, James, parents have a house up there on a lake. It was a picture perfect place. In about 2 weeks there is going to be an Xterra held there so we did some mountain biking on that course as well as some others. We hooked up with the local bike shop owner who was from Austin and was nice enough to show us some local trails. I swam in the lake by the house and ran the gravel roads that started at their front door. There was also a bit of extra activities… A couple of days we went on the boat and wake boarded. It was a blast and a lot harder then it looks. I got a picture of James back flipping on the wake board but it accidently got deleted! Aaahhh We also went tubing behind the boat. It was a U shaped tube and 2 people got in it and whoever was driving tried to nock them off. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time! James and I where in it with his brother, Clint, driving until his mom got behind the wheel and showed us who is boss! hahaha We also checked out a cool climbing spot. Arkansas is full of rocks everywhere.
The dogs had a blast too. There are a bunch of ticks in the area but they only got a few. We also picked up a couple after rides and runs.
At night we messed around with Clint’s espresso machine and coffee bean grinder and addable flavors. Its a lot more complicated then coffee shops make it look. I have concluded that I will leave the coffee making to the experts.
All in all it was an extremely pleasant and fun trip. I would highly recommend going if you get the chance. The town is absolutely adorable too with good food, people, and culture.
