Pinnacle Mountain Rendezvous...

October 21,2006 was the annual Rendezvous on Pinnacle Mountain,free to public except for a small parking fee.
In the Pioneer Settlement you could watch demonstrations of: spinning; open fire cooking; fire starting; knife throwing; black powder gun,flint,and other Mountain Man skills. At the General Store you could purchase lye soap,leather goods and many other items.
There were canoe rides; wall cimbing; blacksmithing, horseback riding and of course there were food vendors where you could get anything from a corn dog to a funnel cake (I shared a funnel cake with my sister, and yes it was full of calories and darn good!)
You could experience the heritage of a living Indian Village, as you watched the Dance to the Spirit in honor of the People and all Creation performed, by the Native Americans in full dress.
It was a beautiful, warm , breezy day and the trees are starting to change colors on the mountain side making it even more gorgeous. I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks when the fall foliage will be at its peak.

Cruisefest....

The 3rd annual Big Cruisefest in The Rock was great yesterday, the weather was gorgeous with temperature was in the low 70's. We parked on the North Little Rock side of the river and rode the trolly over (our first time to ever ride)and my great niece who is five didn't want to get off, she loved riding it.
I never saw so many vintage, classic, exotic cars , trucks and motorcycles of different colors. Then there was the Dukes of Hazzard car, and Bo Duke himself (John Schneider) looking hot as ever!
Besides Bo , Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best) and Deputy Enos Strate(Sonny Shroyer) were on hand.As well as the stuntman for the show, Corey Eubanks.
After looking at all the vehicles I sat and listen to 'Crisis', a Little Rock based classic rock band and then Paul Casey,(as Elvis) who owns a General Lee car.I really enjoyed the music and could have sat for hours listening.
My feet were tired after being there for six or seven hours , but I look forward to next year and doing it again.I would recommend it to anyone that likes cars of any kind.

The Big Race...

Over 42,000 women,including my sister and myself(our first time),moved through the streets of downtown Little Rock today for the 2006 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This year a new record was set, surpassing the goal of 40,000 participants. The 5k run/walk(I walked)started at 3rd and Broadway, continuing over the Broadway Bridge into North Little Rock, then wound back through downtown Little Rock.The Peabody Hotel rolled out the pink carpet for the 'Special Pink Duck Walk' at the hotel.The race did not go by the hotel so I only heard about the ducks, did not see them, but I'm sure they were cute.The great thing is that 75% of the funds raised will stay in Arkansas for breast cancer treatment and research.This was one of the most amazing events I've ever taken part in and I will walk again.We were told 5k is almost 3.2 miles, and my legs said they were correct! The race wrapped up with the 'Survivor Parade' down Broadway, a heart warming sight to say the least.