Jim Dailey

At 8:34 AM I pulled into the parking lot at Pinnacle Mountain State Park and decided to make a pit stop at the men’s room before hitting the trail. A Park’s staffer was cleaning the restrooms and emptying trash containers.  I acknowledged him, said “thanks for keeping the park and restrooms clean” and gave him a big ” thank you.”

Over the next 90 minutes of hiking, my mind bounced back and forth between enjoying the beauty of this iconic park to thinking about that staff member and the important job he performs so we may have a pleasant visitor experience.  Upon returning to my car, I noticed that same amazing person fastidiously going from picnic area to picnic area picking up trash, emptying containers and installing new plastic bags all in preparation for another full day of new visitors.

I write this in hopes each of us will think about, appreciate and say “thanks” to  the hundreds, maybe millions of workers who make our world a better and more enjoyable place to live, work and play,

Arkansas State Parks Staff… You are my local Heroes!!!! Thank you.

I think Bigfoot roams the Pinnacle trails … how about this fossilized footprint on the trail?