Whew! I am behind, but with any luck I will get caught up before our next trip!
Our second visit was to nearby Port Royal State Park. It is a State Historical Park so there are no campgrounds, but I was blown away by the significance of the area.
The Masonic Lodge building built in 1899.
The ruins of an old structure.
The Sulphur Fork Creek bridge built in 1890.
Josh spotted a rock that appeared to have chert in it - great material for making arrowheads!
The Red River. It is very prone to flooding in this area. The water was high and swift while we were there.
The remains of the covered bridge.
The covered bridge once looked like this:
(The bridge was severely damaged by in 1998 by a tornado and subsequent flooding. I believe the May flood of 2010 swept away what was left.)
A Rock on the bank where the covered bridge was once anchored. We thought it looked like a face. :)
Of the greatest significance... I had a very difficult time explaining to my 7 year old daughter what the Trail was and even more difficult why it was.
The Trail (looking toward OK)
The Trail (looking toward Charleston, TN)
There were also several other short trails, probably less important, but no less pretty. The area was beautiful.
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