Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas Today, we’re headed to Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton, AR. Morrilton is Kay’s home town, and we have not been there since her mother passed away in 2004. This is our first experience towing a car behind DunnGone. It’s a whole new world with a completely new vocabulary. We’re towing our “new to us” 2007 Saturn Ion 2; since this is being towed, it is called a “TOAD”. We’re not using a tow dolly where the front two wheels are on a trailer, but instead towing “4 DOWN”, meaning all 4 wheels of the toad are on the ground. We have had to equip with a tow bar which connects DunnGone with the Saturn, an auxiliary brake for the Saturn, and wiring between the two. We departed home about 1:30 pm after hooking up the toad to the tow bar and putting the brake in place. We chose a very hilly and crooked road for our first trip to get a feel for towing, taking AR Highway 5 south of Norfork to Mountain View, then AR Highway 9 thru Shirley, AR to Clinton, AR, then US Highway 65/AR Highway 9 to Choctaw, then AR Highway 9 to Morrilton. We arrived at Petit Jean State Park at 4:45 PM. We are staying in Section A facing the Lake Bailey, and what a gorgeous campground.

It only took an hour and 15 minutes to completely set up our camp.
After a dinner of grilled burgers, baked beans, and chips, we retired for the evening. Jellybean (our cat) was with us per usual. She rode in her cage like a seasoned trooper. I think she loves our motorhome because it’s like a cocoon for her. We can watch TV via the satellite receiver or the antenna to get local stations. Weather is cool and breezy. The campground is quite full for the weekend, I suppose. Looking forward to sleeping in that bed – we always sleep well and late in the RV!