Continuing on my drive back to Texas, I camped for a night on Mt. Magazine, the highest point in Arkansas. Although its elevation is only about 2,700 feet, the tabletop summit and vertical cliffs are striking. They stand alone like an island in the sky over 2,000 feet above the hilly river valley below. The views all around are incredible, especially at sunrise and sunset.
The next morning I drove an hour south and went for a run alongside the crystalline waters of Lake Ouachita. Then it was on to Hot Springs where I soaked for an hour in the mineral waters of the historic Quapaw Baths. Full of unexpectedly rugged terrain, endless forests, and glassy lakes Arkansas lives up to its nickname "The Natural State."
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