We are in Arkansas. The wind finally moved us along in good fashion. We are in Little Rock after some serious miles! We just went over 2180 miles. The Arkansas River has been meandering across our trail for hundreds of miles.
The Arkansas River(pictured above) is 1,450 mi long, originating in the Rocky Mts., central Colo., and flowing generally SE across the plains to the Mississippi River, In SE Ark.the river drains 160,500 sq miles. It is the chief waterway for the state of Arkansas, where it drains a broad valley. The upper course of the Arkansas River has many rapids and flows through Royal Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the United States. More than 25 dams on the river provide flood control, power, and irrigation. During the warm months, because of its extensive use for irrigation, the middle course of the Arkansas is reduced to a trickle. We especially saw this in central Kansas where the river bed was basically dry. Without irrigation, people in our country would starve.
Our first stop in Little Rock was the Farmer's Market. We had freshly baked Biallies and ripe peaches.
The rusted train bridge will become part of a 50 mile bicycle route around Little Rock. Bill Clinton helped orchestrate 100,000 dollars to renovate and convert it into a bicycle bridge.
We went to the Clinton Presidential Library and the state capitol before we packed up to head out of town.
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