This most certainly made up for the debacle of Pineville. I also couldn’t help but snicker a bit. It never fails to amaze me how many of these small towns remind me of ones back in Texas because of the square layout that I’ve been seeing all over the place as long as I can … Continue reading 659. Neosho, Newton County (MO013) →

This is not how I wanted to start the morning off.  This courthouse is a courthouse, I guess…  Nothing particularly special about it, though.  I can only assume that it was the 70’s or some kind of crap like that.  I have nothing more to say about that. On the other hand, the historic courthouse right down … Continue reading 658. Pineville, McDonald County (MO012) →

If I had any hopes of getting away from Christmas, this was not the place to do it.  I turned around to look at the county square.  They were not trying to merely celebrate Christmas …   … they were trying to win Christmas.  For those of you who might not be aware, Bentonville is an exceptionally … Continue reading 657. Bentonville, Benton County (AR75) →

The courthouse in Berryville disappointed me.  To be terribly honest, I expected little less.  Dual seat counties had severely disappointed me thus far on this trip.  Eureka Springs, on the other hand, was less disappointing, but the town had a completely different issue: How did it become such a resort town?  And how did it … Continue reading 656. Berryville/Eureka Springs, Carroll County (AR74) →

Lovely courthouse.  It also has something I’ve only seen once before, specifically back in Denton.  There was an EarthCache based around the courthouse and the various rock types of its monuments.  If I was not rushing, I might have done it, but it required examining six or seven locations around the grounds, and that might … Continue reading 655. Harrison, Boone County (AR73) →

I was pretty conflicted about this courthouse face.  It’s got the flag and the monuments and even a clock, all the things usually found out front, but it doesn’t feel like it should be the front.  On the other hand, the back looks much more interesting, and it’s got the historical plaques that you usually … Continue reading 654. Yellville, Marion County (AR72) →

Not to be confused with the recently visited Mountain View, Mountain Home has about twelve thousand people, but you wouldn’t know it to be there because it feels quite a bit bigger. Well, at least it did at night, anyway. I was satisfied with the courthouse, a sturdy building for a good sturdy town. I … Continue reading 653. Mountain Home, Baxter County (AR71) →

Soon this year will be over. As of this writing, I have been caching for 1297 days, and I’m on Day 1294 of a streak. This year I have made six hides and found 1890(?!?!?) caches; including 1002(?!?!?) FTFs (mostly resulting from group attack of several new Geoarts in the area this year); hundreds of … Continue reading This Year Ends →

You thought I wasn’t happy with Ash Flats?  I had to drive around this thing two times to figure out where the front was!  There’s a flag that’s part of the war memorial, but not one dedicated to the courthouse itself.  None of the faces look particularly majestic or entrance-worthy.  This building does not inspire … Continue reading 652. Salem, Fulton County (AR70) →

No. Just NO.  Was this made in the 70’s?  Perhaps.  Was this designed by the same architect who designed Pizza Huts?  Maybe.  I haven’t even figured out if this was supposed a crappy office building or a crappy something else that’s trying to fake being an office building.  While it’s not the worst thing I’ve … Continue reading 651. Ash Flats, Sharp County (AR69) →