Shooters Back From Vacation! Loads of Pics!

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shooterrick

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Mrs. Shooter and I returned friday night after a long 12 1/2 hr. drive back stopping for fuel, food, and leg cramps only.  PHEW!  Getting a bit old for that kind of push!  We have tons of pics on 2 cameras.  My post is only the last leg of the trip as family pics are on Sandys Camera and to post everything would crash the site!  LOL.   Day one we drove 10 hrs to St. Louis to see mom and sis and other family.  Day 3 we drove 5.5 hrs to Cameron MO.  just north of KC to see kids and grandkids.  Day 6 we drove to Eureka Springs Arkansas to a wonderful mountain lodge called Sugar Ridge Lodge. Several wild visiters came to the lodge and I can only assume some folks have been feeding them cause at one point a family of 5 racoons tried to follow us into our cabin!  Later a grey fox came up in front of the cabin and posed for 30 minutes or more!  DON'T FEED WILD ANIMALS!  They were almost tame and a pain at times. 

 Day 7 twp nice ladies were called in for a hour massage for each of us!  That afternoon we went into the quaint town of Eureka Springs and took trollies everywhere we went.  Had a Ok supper at a local place called Horizon.  Friday we left Eureka Springs at 8:30 am and drove straight back.  The first hour of the drive coming out of the Ozark mountains was 40-45 miles an hour with tunnels and switchbacks.  At one point a rock slide had taken out half the road!  As we crossed the tip of Louisiana to Mississippi to connect with I 55 hwy a small town had the state hwy blocked off for a homecoming parade.  Well what do ya do.  We got out of the truck and watched the  parade!  LOL...  

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Good to have you back, Rick!!!

Nice pics!!!  

More would be great!!!

Thanks,

Bear

PS: I know exactly what you mean about leg cramps. After 55 years old, my right thigh was good for about 150 miles before having to get out & walk a bit. Then every 20 miles after that.
 
Welcome back Rick. Looks like a great trip and lots of fun
 
The night before we arrived there was a 46 F drop in temp.  Probably the temp swing kept most boats off the lake but I do have one pic for ya.

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welcome back rick... I never have gone farther west than oneida tenn... 

would like to make a trip out west  some day.......thanks for the pics........
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Looks like you had fun.Glad to see you made it back .I know the road you are talking about a lot of people have died on that road for not respecting it enough.It use to have warnings  everywhere.Should have loaded up the critters and smoke -em at SELA meet.
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 I go to the white river all the chances i can.The world record brown trout was caught in it at northfork.Did you get to wet a line or was this just a site seeing vacation.
 
Looks like you had fun.Glad to see you made it back .I know the road you are talking about a lot of people have died on that road for not respecting it enough.It use to have warnings  everywhere.Should have loaded up the critters and smoke -em at SELA meet.
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 I go to the white river all the chances i can.The world record brown trout was caught in it at northfork.Did you get to wet a line or was this just a site seeing vacation.
I grew up in Missouri.  I use to fly fish the White below Bull Shoals out of Gastons Resort a couple times a year.  Love that tail water river. 
 
Did my honeymoon on the north fork. If that ain't country... I don't fly fish just use a old zebco33 or a backpack pole so I can get in the crannys others miss.
 
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