We love Little Rock! It's a pretty good place to live and raise a family. In about three minutes from anywhere in the city, you can enjoy a beautiful view, thanks to the river and the rolling hills on which the western part of the city is built. That's part of the reason we want to build our Arkansas Diamond Mine Adventure here.
Saturday we enjoyed a treasure Little Rock and North Little Rock have developed in recent years: the Arkansas River Trail and the new Two Rivers Bridge. If you haven't visited the new bridge over the Little Maumelle River, you need to grab your kids and your friends and make a morning of it. We would say it is the best investment the city of Little Rock has made in many years.
First we enjoyed a picnic and watched the fishermen catching fish near the dam. Then our Diamond in the Rough (our 8 y/o son) didn't complain as we rode up and over the Big Dam Bridge from the North Little Rock side and made our way west to the new Two Rivers Bridge. It will be even better in October when construction is completed on the new ramp from the dam bridge heading west.
I would guess that we rode our bikes eight miles, and it is a wonderful path through the trees. Robyn and I rode our new tandem bicycle (thanks, Grandfather!) which we love. Our little guy can't make it all the way downtown from the dam, but for those with strong legs, make the time to ride the river trail all the way downtown, cross over at the Clinton Library and come back on the North Little Rock side. The NLR trail is even better than the LR trail.
Take plenty of water and wear sunscreen. Summertime may be months away, but it's already hot out there, and we got sunburned. If you are prepared, it is a bike ride you and your family will treasure.
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