Family Vacation!!! The One Where They Continue Celebrating 25 Years and Amy's Bday! Day 6

We woke to sun at the Queen of Diamonds in Murfreesboro, Arkansas today. 
Our first stop this morning was right across the street at LoveJoys. We found some great screen sets and then made our way to Crater of Diamonds State Park. 
Today was a digging day!!

We found some hematite, barite, and a lot of mica. We also we able to bring sifted gravel home with us, so we have a few gallons of gravel to sift through when we get home. We were glad that we opted to take this trip in March, I would imagine that the mid summer heat would make the digging and sifting much more strenuous. 

We learned about some other dig sites and metal detecting opportunities, I think we will plan another trip to this area sometime. 

Then, we drove to Little Rock. We had some dinner and went to check out the Big Dam Bridge before hunkering down at our hotel for the night. 
Today's state count: 1-Arkansas
Trip State Count 6: Michigan-Wisconsin-Illinois- Missouri-Arkansas-Oklahoma-Arkansas

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