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-Stopped in Piggott, Arkansas for a new map and spent a while working on a route through the state.
 Also had my first ever plate lunch at Donna's.

-Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro, Ark.
  $10/night primitive camping, hot showers, heated bathroom area, mountain bike trails.
 Two Thumbs Up

-Edge Coffeehouse also in Jonesboro
  A very good omelette and a nice pecan pie, bonus points for being an actual house, lots of nice woodwork.

-163 along Crowley's Ridge is a great route.

-William's Downtown
 Forrest City, Arkansas
 Plate Lunch
 Baked Ribs
 Yams
 Cabbage
 A nice little corn griddle cake

 More Yams
 More Cabbage

Perfect

p.s. This was one of the all time greatest meals I've ever had.  I just want to make that clear.


-Kingdom Bakery in Brinkley
 What does it mean when a bicycle tourer who loves cookies can't finish his cookies?
 I cannot recommend the cookies.

-Maumelle Campground in Little Rock
 This was the recommendation from the outdoor store where I got a new sleeping bag.
 Its a Army Corp of Engineers campground, quite nice, though a little $$.  First sighting of other people using tents.  I shared a fire and had breakfast the next morning with a couple of Air National Guardsmen trainees.  So nice to be able to actually socialize with neat people.

-Little Rock has some nice riverside bike trails and a new bike/ped bridge.

-Nice inexpensive camping in the National Forest along Lake Ouachita.

-Frozen Precipitation on the tent in the morning as the Polar Vortex sets in.
 The next day I head south rather than west. And the day after that, and after that....

-Took a break at a memorial to the Caddo Indians. Broke out the hickory smoked venison Dan Vernia gave me. Perfect. Thanks Dan.