A sojourn in Bill's town!

It is seldom adventurous to travel without plans, however, even though this trip was planned on a short notice, our 8-people-8-hour-trip to HotSprings was re-invogorating! Cool temperature, a panoply of fall colors and live humor kept the spirits uplifted. The co-ordination did get cumbersome and unwieldy at times, but momentarily. My favorites were the cracks-over-the-hookah, horse-riding and studio pictures in antique ensemble. I believe most of us did wish we had made use of atleast 2 out of the 4 hours spent in the studio. Although, it was a unique experience in its own way - a perfect collection for a lifetime!

We missed the must-see 18th century bath-houses, which apparently are a handful left operational. Historically, this area was inhabited by Caddo Indians, long before white men set foot in the valley. Hopefully we could get back to HS, when our senile bodies ask call for therapuetic waters!

Kuttu was another piece of attraction - instantly charming us and anonymous pedestrians. I offered my share of affection too and I find myself struggling with dog-hair on our clothes:)
Everyone posted their pictures on the web. I liked Marc's brief introduction on his webspace for the trip. Manoj caught interesting shots at Garbanzo cafe, while others shared cozy moments with the friendly animals at the ranch. Vikram's compositions were impressive and the captions deliciously befitting.

Interestingly, upon our arrival at 4am, the group was looking forward to a post-trip-bash! Can we ask for more?