Thursday, 24 December 1998, Christmas Eve | |
We left St. Louis and drove down I-44 to Springfield, and continued south to Russellville, AR. After attending a Christmas Eve service at the Russellville Presbyterian Church, we settled in for the proverbial "long winter's nap." |
Saturday, 26 December - Wednesday, 30 December |
We spent the next several days meandering our way through Texas, with San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston on the itinerary. Finally, we headed east into Louisiana, spending the night in Shreveport. |
Friday, 1 January 1999, New Year's Day |
After spending New Year's Eve in Jackson, MS, we had originally planned
to drive just as far as Memphis, and do some sightseeing around there.
However, the weather forecast was for a severe ice and snow storm all
along our route, so we opted, instead, to drive straight through to St.
Louis. Conditions were passable until we hit the Akansas/Missouri line,
and got progressively worse the closer we got to home. However, the Saab
managed to keep the right end pointed forward, and the shiny side up,
unlike many of the 4WD vehicles we saw wheels-up in the ditch. We were
very glad to reach home in one piece, and given the weather the
next day, had made the right choice, as it was even worse.
Two more highpoints checked off the list...fourteen down, thirty-six to go! |
Signal Hill, on Magazine Mountain, the Arkansas Highpoint
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The Arkansas highpoint is well signed, and confirmed by a USGS benchmark near the sign. The trail is easily followed for the quarter-mile or so from the road up to the summit. Christmas morning was chilly but sunny, and the leftover ice on the trees was rapidly melting. |
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Driskill Mountain, the Louisiana Highpoint
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About a mile from the road, Driskill Mountain was a pleasant walk, once we got past the logging trucks and their noise. It appears that the area all around the highpoint will soon be logged, but hopefully the summit will remain wooded. |
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