Tuesday, February 20, 2007

At the interpretive center.

The diamond fields.
They plow the fields every several months. It was too messy for me, but Jan and Pamm had fun digging.
This is a new friend I met at the park. She is from Washington, too! Imagine that, all this way and one of the few other people in the park is also from Washington!

Thursday, we headed for Arkansas and the Diamond Mine State Park. We arrived after dark, making finding a spot in the campground a little more challenging, but in the daylight, we found we had chosen the best possible spot.

Although it was bitterly cold we headed to the mine to try our fortunes. After much digging and sifting, we found a lot of mud and some cool rocks, but no sparkles. Only one person found a diamond that day. (They sound a big siren to signal when a diamond is found) The diamond mine was a big disappointment (mostly due to all the trash), but the campground has to be one of the best we have seen. We were one of only a dozen occupied campsites (crowded by our experiences). There was abundant wildlife viewing and several hiking trails and only a short walk to the diamond fields

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