As you may or may not know, Arkansas is home to a diamond mine! The Crater of Diamonds State Park. According to its website it's the only diamond-producing site in the world that is open to the public. Martha Stewart's magazine also mentions it so, yeah, it's a big deal. With very little time left in The Natural State we decided today was as good a day as any to go diamond hunting.
With the weather in agreement we had no excuses but to follow through with our already calendar planned plans. Getting there is about a two hour drive so it was a bit of a commitment but, since there were no new episodes up on hulu and, again, the weather was gorgeous we set out on the road.
Your eyes do not deceive you. Those are indeed fanny packs. Every good diamond excursion needs the appropriate accessories. This thing was surprisingly handy!
We even found gems on the way there!
The Crater of Diamonds was definitely something I would suggest going to, just to say you've gone digging for diamonds. But, if you're not sure what to expect let me just lay it out for you.
See those people in the distance? The ones with lawn chairs and umbrellas? Well, they had the right idea. See all the dirt? That's the mine. You dig and you dig and you dig. You should probably sift more than you dig but, I didn't do that much. Diamonds are supposed to be rounded and shiny. They can be clear, black, brown or, as in my case, non existent.
But, I definitely got something to take home...
Once again, the sun got the best of me.
All in all it was a good outing. Plus, we got to see this beauty!
