Florida Trip; Day 14

At 8:00AM it was sunny and 21 degrees as we drove away from our hotel in Vicksburg, MS. Our route today was I-20 west over the Mississippi River into Louisiana to the first exit (186); 80 west to Tallulah, LA; 65 north into Arkansas to Gould; 114 west and back roads (directed by Google Maps) to Cane Creek State Park; back roads (directed by gps) to Star City, AR; 212 west; 530 north to Pine Bluff; I-530 north to Little Rock; I-40 west to Russellville, AR, where we stopped for the day.

(I-20 bridge from Mississippi to Louisiana)

We stopped along Hwy 80 because Chris saw some red berries and red leaves that she wanted pictures of.

As we approached Tallulah, LA Google Maps directed us north and west on a local road to bypass the town and supposedly save a couple minutes. The road turned into gravel so we turned around and went back. As we approached the gravel we saw this dump site. All the trash around the "NO DUMPING" sign was amusing to us. In Tallulah we saw a cool looking court house that we would have missed had the shortcut not involved gravel.

We did some hiking at Cane Creek State Park. It was 29 degrees but tolerable because it was not windy. It was a pretty lake with a lot of ducks.



We were hungry leaving the park and hoped we could find a place to eat in nearby Star City. JB's Speedy Burger filled the bill and we enjoyed some delicious burgers with crispy tots.

In Russellville we hunted down a Dairy Queen to satisfy a longing for ice cream that we'd been having for several days. At 3:55PM we checked into our hotel. It was 44 degrees and sunny. Our travels today covered 315 miles.

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