Day 27 – Little Rock, AR – Branson, MO

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In researching trips, through the Ozark region of Arkansas, our conclusion was that Arkansas Scenic By-Way 7 was the way to go! It did not disapoint! Beautiful road with excellent scenery!
This is simply a huge park that cannot be conquered in a short trip! You’d need more than a week to see it all!
It doesn’t photograph well but there is an unbelievable amount and diversity of flora! Add in the rolling hills and rivers and you have an amazing park!
This is not our photo but it is what we are supposed to see on the Pedestal Rock hike! It’s bear country and we were lucky to bump into a very nice couple (Hello Paul and Theresa!) from Minnesota! We mutually agreed to hike together and to keep the bears at bay with happy conversation!
The vegetation is lush and dense! We could tell this was a natural bridge rock formation but it was hard to photograph!
The 4 of us adventurers decided to go off trail and visit the bridge!
Looking at the bridge from ground level!
After returning to the trail, we continued on our merry way to see the Pedestal Rock formation! Well that’s it! Quite a bit more vegetation than we envisioned!
Being adventurers, we walked back to our bridge formation and walked around the base of the cliff to find a better angle of the Rock Pedestal! Sadly, this was our best photo!
Undeterred we continued on our hike and continued to find marvelous vistas!
We stopped at this restaurant (correctly named the Cliff House!) offered spectacular views of the valley below! Sadly it was closed and we had to make the best of it! We ended up eating at a nearby restaurant that was 120 years old!

End of day odometer – 6,410 (225 miles driven)

Total miles driven on trip – 5,763 miles

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We met in San Francisco in December 2013 and were married on Valentine's Day 2016. After two years of marriage, we've decided to trade in corporate life for a global travel adventure and our continued commitment to making a positive difference in the world. Follow our adventure.

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  1. gotta stay away from those bears…black or brown…they have been eating people! Outside of that…pics are amazing!

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