Beard's Bluff Park on Millwood Lake
It was lightly overcast for most of the drive, so it wasn't nearly as hot as I expected. We were not able to run both air conditioners with the generator on. But we survived. And with the drive being only 3:45 (two gas stops instead of one, I will explain), very pleasant.
We left home with a fuel tank 90 miles off full. Not our usual--usually we leave on a full tank, but it seemed silly to waste a mid-week run simply to fill up the tank when we were going to be going east on I-30, right by several truck stops. So we filled up at Sulphur Springs and then we filled up again in Texarkana, because our route when we leave Beard's Bluff requires us to go over two hundred miles before we can get to a truck stop on our fuel discount plan. Apparently going north through the western hills of Arkansas takes you through a "fuel desert".
Millwood is a lovely big lake. Almost no one was stupid enough to be out camping in this weather, so the campground was mostly empty. The campsite I chose, right by the water, was out in the open and kind of hot. (The thermometer read 102 outside so no matter.) But there were big trees nearby, and a bench out under a sweet gum tree with the breeze off the lake--very pleasant.
I wish I'd chosen one of the campsites on the side of the hill, in the shade. They had a nice view too, except for the big, brown-striped Mammoth Motorhome blocking their way. They'd be just fine if no one were here. And no one is...now.
But when I reserved it, I remembered too well that park where a camper in the waterside spot had a big huge light-display flag and other lights that stayed on all night long, making his spot look like a liquor store from the old days. Ugh! didn't want to chance someone like that.
Lots of birds--Anhinga. probable Green Heron, nuthatch, tanager. Fish Crow, blue jay, little blue heron below:
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