Rian and I took a short trip to the Talihina (or Talimena- depending on who you ask) Scenic Drive this weekend. It's in Southeastern Oklahoma, and is a beautiful place to go. It's much prettier in the summer/fall, but you go when you can. It reminds me of pictures that I see of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachian Mountains. It's just rolling little mountains and hills and you can see for miles and miles. The pictures are all of the parkway (with the exception of a few). We spotted an upside down armadillo (I say upside down because I've only ever seen them on their backs- I've never seen one alive on its feet). We did the drive, then headed to Ft. Smith Arkansas for the night. We stayed at a nice hotel, ate a nice dinner, then headed home the next day. Before leaving Ft. Smith we had to visit Ft. Smith (the actual fort). What else is there to do but visit the fort for which the town got it's name? The fort was really cool. Lots of old history from the days of the Indian territory and the wild west. Some crazy stuff went down back then. I'm glad I'm alive now because no matter how bad crime is nowadays- it's nothing compared to what the lawless, wild west was. The last 3 pictures are of downtown Ft. Smith, us at the fort and the sign going into the fort.
We had a great 2 day trip. Sometimes you just NEED to get away for a night and do something out of the ordinary. It was a great weekend! Ta ta!
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