Hot Springs NP, Arkansas | BAD TRAVELS

Hot Springs NP, Arkansas

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We had 2 perfect weather days for hiking around the National Park here. Sunny and highs in the mid 70s and low 80s. Check out the BLOG!

Starting our hiking in downtown, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Butterflies are all over the place

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Not sure what this wildflower is but it’s gorgeous

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Close up…..ideas anyone?

This butterfly wasn’t as common.

We hiked around the ridge…we were on both sides of this hydro line

Checking out the rocks

Checking out the view

Rock liz

On the trail

Back in Hot Springs after 4 hours of a moderately hard 9 mile hike. The weather was perfect for it, sunny, highs about 75F

Start of the second day of hiking

We started here at the Gulpha Gorge Campground in the Hot Springs National Park

View from Goat Rock

The observation tower….hiked to it but didn’t go up it.

This part of the hike took us to an open spring in the town and it was HOT! How hot you ask?

Ouch! Damn that’s hot but got my feet in and out….Dave was chicken!

That is steam in the background

Sculpture contest in town….this was called Rooster crows at the moon?

Still in downtown Hot Springs

Checking out one of the bath houses, the Hale Bath house on the main drag

Some history about the bath house

Looking down bath house row

This is the Fordayce Bath House, it also doubles as the National Park visitor centre.

Wild Flox on the trail

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Back at the beginning, taking time to cool off in the river.

Felt good to get the hiking boots off and cool off the feet after about 6.5 miles of hiking over 3 hours on a 80F day.

These are the 6.5 miles of trails we ended up doing on the 2nd day. The arrow marks the trail head.

Our home base while we explored Hot Springs. Nothing fancy but good location, close to everything.

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