[Rockhounds] Accommodations

[teresa otis]

Just a couple quick 'accommodation' stories:

While living in Arkansas, it was a common for us to
take off for a day and end up gone for the weekend
'following the rocks'.  On one such trip, we decided
to head down to Magnet Cove and Hot Springs for the
day.  After spending the day going around thru cool
places in Magnet Cover, we decided to go in to Hot
Springs, have dinner, maybe a drink, and drive on back
to Little Rock (only 70 miles).  We quickly realized
we were exhausted and would just as soon stay the
night somewhere and go back to Magnet Cove and on down
to Murfreesboro the next day.

It was about 10 at night at this point, so we stopped
at a clean appearing and inexpensive motel not far
from horse race track and checked in and crashed.  Yes
it was clean, small room, single bed, 13 inch B & W
tv.....just 'ye old hotel on the highway'.  In the
morning we got up to take a quick shower and hit the
road.  I stepped in to the shower stall and was
looking DOWN to the shower head. (I'm only 5'8").  At
that point we realized the place was really designed
for the jockeys from the track!  The shower head was
at best 4 feet from the floor! LOL!

In Arizona, a friend of ours had been out rock hunting
all day and decided to crash in his car for the night.
 Mindful of storms to the north of him and how rapidly
dry washes can flood, he parked high enough on a
little hillock to be on the safe side.  It rained
during the night.  In the morning, he could here water
rushing around him and other strange sounds he
couldn't identify.  He looked out the window to see he
was stranded above the high water ...  along with a
pack of javalina!  (fortunately, the water level
dropped within a couple hours and everyone went on
their merry way).

Teresa Otis




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