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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... October 12, 2008Leave a comment ;)
Now if this mailbox doesn't make it clear that this is the land of the bass sportsman, I don't know what would. I left Mt Ida after having a huge breakfast and wandered slowly toward Hot Springs. With only 35 miles to go, I was going to take my time and have a leisurely day on the bike! Even though I only had a few miles to go, the wind kept me at a slower pace than I would have liked. Windy, you're not working with me here... This portion of AR is known for its quartz formations and there is even a diamond mine about 40 miles south of Mt Ida. There are also numerous rock shops along the highway. I found one shop that had some very large quartz crystals and took some photos with Windy in tow. When I was growing up in Colorado, my family spent many hours in the mountains searching for crystals. While we found some pretty large crystals, nothing compared to these! Wow! I stopped for a drink at a local gas station and met probably the friendliest barking dog I have come across on my journey. And his name was Sparky! My family recently lost our favorite pet and his name was Sparky too! And they looked alike as well! Good boy Sparky! There was a great smokehouse and some awesome beef jerky with a cat that was a pretty good beggar! I'm a bit of a softy so he ate well as I sat enjoying the noon time sun. I think he was sad to see me leave! I crossed Lake Hamilton and made my way into Hot Springs. I had reservations at the Arlington Hotel in downtown Hot Springs, right across from the Hot Springs National Park. Once there I met my good friend Joe Oswald and his brothers, Steve and Bart from Little Rock. Tomorrow I have plans to speak at the Langston Magnet School and then Joe and I will ride out of town on Tuesday for Pine Bluff. Here in Hot Springs they bottle mineral water with the following constituents: Mountain Valley Spring Water Bottled Water Mineral Analysis Constituent Parts Per Million (mg/liter) Calcium 68.00 Magnesium 8.00 Sodium 2.80 Potassium 1.00 Fluoride .25 Iron .01 Zinc .01 Total dissolved solids 230.00 Total hardness 205.00 Alkalinity (CaCO3) 180.00 pH 7.00 What does pH stand for and what value of pH is considered acidic and what is consider alkaline? More Images: ;)
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Oct 13, 2008 2:25 pm - Becky Hatfield wrote : Dear John, Thank you for taking the time to visit with our students today!! What an awesome experience and priviledge!! I really loved that you encouraged them to stay in school, work hard and then they could become whatever they desire. They don't always hear that at home and hearing it from "a real-live astronaut" more than likely made a difference in more than one young life today. God-speed on your journey...and thanks again for choosing to stop at Langston Aerospace and Environmental Magnet School and share your experiences with our children. Becky Hatfield First Grade Teacher Add a comment: |
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HI,HOW IS YOUR TRIP?TODAY AT SCHOOL MY FREIND GRABED MY PANTS, AND SHE SCARD ME AND I MOVED MY LEG AND I HIT MY SHIN ON THE TOLIET.THEN I SAID SHE MADE ME GIT A BOBO ON MY LEG THEN SHE STARTED TO LAUGH AND SO DID I.WELL I HAVE TO GO.BEY TOUGH BIRD!P.S.PEACE!