Fayetteville to Little Rock: Day 8

Today was gorgeous. We started out going to visit the University of Arkansas where Jill went to school. Here, they etch each and every graduate's name into the sidewalk...so we found 1992 and her name, and snapped the requisite photo. I learned a lot about the culture there - and the fact that due to a lack of professional sport's teams, the Razorbacks are all that to the folks of Arkansas. The amount of paraphernalia in the gift shop dedicated to this funny looking little pig was off the hook. I learned the little chant at games is "wooooo-pig-sooie" though Jill would not perform it with gusto (that is, no inflection, associated arm movements or enthusiasm) - she simply said the words and I still have no idea what this means nor could she explain it to me. However, I picked up a subtle sale-priced Razorbacks top at the shop, as a souvenir.

We wandered campus and enjoyed the nice day, before heading on to Devil's Den State Park, where we took a nice hike and saw two really cool fractured sandstone caves, along the woodsy path. It was one of those perfect temperature days for a hike, and we both really had fun taking photos and getting some exercise. I somehow spotted a walking stick on the path (look closely below)- and the Devil's Icebox, one of the two outdoor caves, was freezing cold when you approached it.

We drove the 3 hours back to Little Rock and went to Jill's sister's Anita's house to say hello as it was her birthday. She wasn't feeling well so we didn't go out, but rather just visited before heading back to her mom's house. It was a really nice day :)