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Siloam Springs Herald-Leader
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Photos courtesy of Gene Linzey
At the corner of Voyage and Journey in Weatherford, Okla.,
heading toward Texas.
A buffalo rules the road in Yellowstone National Park. Scenic overlook of the Puget Sound in Washington.
The interior of Mt. St. Helens, featuring "the cone within
the crater."
Carol and Gene Linzey at Paradise Visitors Center in Mt.
Rainier State Park in Washington.
Pictured is Multnomah Falls near Portland, Ore.
Eleven of the Linzey grandkids pose for a photo at Big Tree
State Park in California.
Half dome in Yosemite
National Park in California.
The sun sets over Lake Dar-
danelle in the River Valley in
Arkansas in May of 2019.
Linzey
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It's Not
that
ImportaNt!
Don't text
anD Drive
home now?"
"No; we have many
friends and family from
Phoenix to Orlando I
want to see; and the USS
Yorktown crew is looking
forward to us attending
the Yorktown Survivor's
Reunion in Jacksonville."
We're grateful that we
had good weather as
we crossed the south
-
ern states. The devas-
tating wind and rain-
storms waited until we got
through those areas. We
visited the White Sands
National Monument near
Alamogordo, N.M.; the
Admiral Chester A. Nimitz
Museum in Fredericks
-
burg, Texas; went crawdad-
hunting with our grandkids
near Dallas; and visited
the USS Alabama (WWII
battleship) in Mobile, Ala.
Have you read about
the legendary Fountain of
Youth? Starting with the
Greek historian Herodotus
in the 5th century B.C.,
there have been many sto
-
ries of these fountains. But
the recent story became fa-
mous as the Native Ameri-
cans told the explorer and
conquistador, Ponce de
León, about the miracu-
lous fountain; however,
it was a ruse to get him to
leave their area. Carol and
I found the fountain in St.
Augustine, Fla., — just 40
minutes south of Jackson
-
ville.
After finding and drink-
ing some of the water, the
famed explorer began to
feel much — the same as
before! And I understand
that he would have died of
old age if a poisoned arrow
hadn't killed him in battle
when he was 47.
First stop, last stop
I forgot to mention that
the very first RV camp-
ground we stopped at
was Lake Dardanelle RV
Campground down on the
Arkansas River. So taking
only three days to drive
from Jacksonville to Lake
Dardanelle, we decided to
make that our last RV stop.
You don't have to go across
the country to stay at a
beautiful RV park — Lake
Dardanelle rates among
the best.
We were scheduled to
stay at Lake Dardanelle un
-
til May 17, but on the 14th
I said, "Precious, let's leave
on the 16th."
"You're funny!" She re-
torted. "I thought I would
be the one itching to get
home, and you would be
pulling me to keep travel-
ing. But we're reversed."
On May 16, we ate lunch
in Alma, Ark., rejoiced
when we saw the "Wel-
come to Siloam Springs"
and fountains on the east
side of town, and pulled
onto our 119-foot-long
driveway around 3 p.m.
Together we almost yelled,
"WE'RE HOME!"
Before unloading either
car or trailer, we went
straight to our La-Z-Boy
recliners that we missed
for 10 months. Then Carol
said, "Home — there's no
place like home." And yes;
Dennis and Deborah Eben
took very good care of the
house. Thank you, Dennis
and Deborah.
Someone asked me,
"Well, how was it being
cooped up in a small trailer
for almost a year with your
wife?"
"I wasn't cooped up with
her; I rejoiced being with
her! We're more in love now
than ever. But it is a good
feeling to be home."
One of my Southern
California cousins asked,
"What's the difference in
Southern Cal and where
you live?"
"In Southern Cal, you
can't hardly go anywhere
without getting on a free
-
way. Where I live, you
have to try hard to find a
freeway.
I went to visit Graham
Thomas at the Herald-
Leader office. He asked,
"Will you take another trip
like this in the RV?"
"I don't think so. I'll take
short trips; you know,
for several weeks or for a
month. But I'd rather not
pull a trailer."
"Why not?"
"For one thing, driving
on the freeways is hectic!
For example: we saw signs
everywhere telling us to
watch out for motorcycles.
And we do. But many of the
bike-riders are not watch
-
ing out for themselves!
Some of them speed at 95
mph between cars that are
going 65. How can we be
careful for people like that?
It can't be done!
"Also, pulling the trailer
did cut our motel bills
in half, but it doubled
our gas bill. That about
breaks even — unless
we stay in an RV park for
several weeks or more.
We can greatly cut costs
with weekly or monthly
rates.
"But if we stay only 1-2
nights in a park, the gas
bill empties the bank. I do
enjoy traveling, and you
might notice that we will
disappear often; but please
believe me: there's no place
like home!"
I enjoy the easy-paced
life, the comfort of home,
and friendly atmosphere in
Siloam Springs. It is one of
the most enjoyable places
to live in the USA.
— Gene Linzey is a speak
-
er, author and mentor. Send
comments and questions
to masters.servant@cox.net.
Visit his website at www.
genelinzey.com. The opin-
ions expressed are those of
the author.
