Tom and Ginnie's Blog: Petit Jean State Park

We got to Petit Jean State Park on Sunday, set up camp, had dinner, read and turned in listening to the Cardinals and Red Sox. We didn't stay tuned until the end and didn't know the results until Monday morning. Sorry Cards....

Monday we got out hiked, and ate a nice lunch at the Mather Lodge. The dining room has large windows with an expansive view. They had a nice buffet, with excellent food. A bit pricey for a lunch, but well worth it, due to the quality of the food, and the views from the restaurant.

We then went to an auto museum located just outside the park, and saw old cars. They had a Ford Fairlane pickup once owned by Elvis and a Lincoln Continental convertible that Ford loaned to JFK for his personal use. The car was kept in Hyannis Port and Kennedy drove it when on holiday.

We took a nice hike as well, which was rated as easy to moderate. Ginnie thought that was a bit understated, as she really doesn't like climbing, and there were quite a few ups and downs.

After consulting the weather, we decided to cut our stay short and head home Tuesday, which we did. I am typing this up from home. We've unloaded the camper, started laundry, turned on the furnace and water heaters, picked up our mail, polished off some chocolate and had a beer.

I passed one of these as I walked to grade school many years ago. I thought it was the coolest car I had ever seen.

Willys Jeepster

This is the coolest car in the Museum, and might be one of the coolest cars I've ever seen. Certainly better than the Jeepster... what I didn't know when I was 11 years old.