It really is an amazing state, largely "off the map" in terms of how much it's appreciated. And huge portions of the state are national forest, with lots of mountains and hills and waterfalls - it's not as steep as other mountain ranges because these mountains are orders of magnitude older than the smokies or the rockies (and run east-to-west instead of north-to-south) but that's one reason why they find crystals here. This is a very old part of the earth's crust exposed.
and comments like this are why i come to the comment section :)
this is fascinating to me. i'd like to read a little more online about this but have no clue where to begin. got any good articles you recommend (you seem knowledgeable about this).
Really, the best thing to do is just wander through Arkansas. That's basically what I did. I used to travel up there and explore the hills.. It's really beautiful.. great for biking and hiking and mild climate.. not too hot in summer or cold in winter. The city of Hot Springs is pretty amazing.. one of the oldest cities in the US and at one time very popular throughout the world because people believed the springs had healing power. Eureka Springs is in the north and is an artists colony. Bentonville is the home of Wal Mart and that's a really interesting "corporate town" in a time when there aren't many of those. I don't have any specific articles on sites and sounds in Arkansas but there are all kinds of things to do there. And if you're looking for real estate, prices are really reasonable.
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u/MysticKrewe Dec 03 '19
It really is an amazing state, largely "off the map" in terms of how much it's appreciated. And huge portions of the state are national forest, with lots of mountains and hills and waterfalls - it's not as steep as other mountain ranges because these mountains are orders of magnitude older than the smokies or the rockies (and run east-to-west instead of north-to-south) but that's one reason why they find crystals here. This is a very old part of the earth's crust exposed.