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| Mountain Tower (Hot Springs NP) |
Today was day 35, but it’s our last day of planned sightseeing so I probably won’t be posting
after this. From here on it is just visiting relatives and driving home along
routes that we have been many, many times.
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| View of Hot Springs from the Mountain Tower |
We
started the day with an elevator ride to the top of the Mountain Tower that overlooks
Hot Springs National Park. It’s a little pricey, but about half price ($4) with the
NPS Golden Age Pass. From the top of the tower you have a great view of Hot Springs and the
surrounding country side.
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| Trail to Goat Rock |
After the tower, we took our hike in the park to Goat
Rock. The hike was fine, but when we tried to take a shortcut off-trail back to
go back our car, that quickly became a big problem. There was no real trail and it was too steep and rocky that we had to
turn back and retrace our steps along the original trail. Lesson learned. Stick
to the marked trails.
We
stopped by to see a couple of other sights in Hot Springs while we were there. First was Bill
Clinton’s high school. Although he was born in Hope, he actually grew up in Hot
Springs. We also stopped by McClard’s Bar-B-Q to try some of Clinton’s favorite
BBQ. It may be the best in Hot Springs and the place was packed, but to me it
was only just okay. A little too vinegary and I don’t care for coleslaw on my BBQ all that much.
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| BBQ Ribs in Memphis |
But
to satisfy our craving for real BBQ, we went to dinner in Memphis at Rendezvous
for their ribs. We both agree that they are the best ribs anywhere, bar none.
They are done with a fantastic dry rub and there’s nothing like them!!! It was one of the best meals of the trip and we had a few contenders for that title.
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