Treasure Hunting- Day 7


We started our day in Hope, Arkansas. We had an earlier start than most days as we wanted to get a few hours of digging in at Crater of Diamonds State Park and we wanted to get to the Prehistoric Fossils store in Branson, MO before they closed. 


We aren't sure if we found anything at Crater of Diamonds as we sifted and took the gravel with us. We really enjoy this type of treasure hunting and plan to come back when we can spend more time. 2 hours in the diamond field really flew by. 






Driving through the Ozarks was beautiful. We passed by areas we know others are treasure hunting for the Pokémon box, but our family has a hard time believing that the box can be this far north. (Heracross does not spawn here). We talked through some clues in the car as we drove through the winding roads. 




Branson was a nice leg stretch. Dane found some great specimens at the Prehistoric Fossil store and we made our way to Pasghetti's for dinner. Dane has been craving a meatball sub like he had the last time we were in Branson. The food did not disappoint :). 





Then, we drove a couple more hours to Clinton, Missouri for the night. 

Today's State Count: 2

Arkansas, Missouri


Trip State Count: 9
Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas

Total State Count Ever: 40


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