It's BIG, It's a Dam, and it's quite a bridge.

After a long drive to Little Rock, including an ugly traffic snarl through the heart of the Mayflower, AR tornado damage, we checked into our hotel downtown. Fifteen minutes later we were on the bikes headed for the Clinton Presidential Center. Oh, no, it's not that we're great fans of slick Willy; we only want the recreational opportunities afforded by his influence on his city!

Keep moving and don't look down.

And what influence it has been. I won't even get into the NGOs, the School of Public Service and all the other goodies that have been showered on Little Rock. Let's talk about green space! Can you think of any other medium-sized city that has 88 miles (!) of continuous trails within their metro area? And it all connects with museums, huge parks, marinas, boat houses, sailing clubs, public art and an entertainment district that was busy even on a Tuesday night.

We rode 18 miles of the trail including the Big Dam Bridge, a bridge over an existing damn on the Arkansas River, built just for cyclists and pedestrians. We were going to pass on it and just loop back the way we came. It's still super-windy and the bridge is 90 feet above the dam. But we may not have another opportunity, right??

You can learn all about it here: http://arkansasrivertrail.org/points-of-interest/bridges/big-dam-bridge/

Wednesday, we're off for Birmingham. To eat. Really.
Home is getting closer!