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I mentioned earlier that one of the reasons for picking this park on this weekend was food. They had scheduled a dutch oven workshop that would last through lunch. The girls had signed up to participate in this while I volunteered for camera duty. The park interpreter met everyone at one of the pavilions and already had the coals going. Each of three tables in the pavilion had a pile of ingredients on them. After a quick orientation she had the group split up and commence to mixing,north face cheap, stirring and getting to know each other.

The meal would consist of chili, sweet corn bread and apple cobbler. I was assured that the cooler sitting by the door had some ice cream in it also. My lunch date was set.

The diverse group all got along well. We had at least three generations represented. I enjoyed watching a grandmother as she watched her grandsons try their hand at making the corn bread. By the end she was pretty much doing it. Lucky us. :)

Lisa and McKenna got on the cobbler detail. This is good as I now know,north face denali, they can make a good cobbler.

Once all the food started cooking we were all able to stand around and chat. Interesting people. This is one of the wonderful things about attending these programs, you get to meet a lot of other people and be a part of their memories as they become a part of yours.

Suddenly, with a flourish, the food was ready. I held back allowing the cooks to fill plates first. Please let there be enough cobbler! I got my chili, my sweet corn bread, and yes, apple cobbler with a scoop of ice cream on top. I had a happy tummy.

We helped clean up. Even the boys learned the proper technique for cleaning the cast iron (cheap north face). Soon we were heading back to the campground getting ready for the next part of our adventure, in Part 2, Let’s see another park today.

Last month I wrote an article for Arkansas Abroad about how The Natural State is beginning to be known as a destination spot not only for biking (road and mountain) but also for the distribution and purchasing of bicycles and parts. I also wrote an article on this blog about a new local bike shop in Little Rock.