Video: Solo Travel Girl Visits Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas

That's Me Digging for Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, June 15, 2015

Video: Solo Travel Girl Visits Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas

Visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, AR, has been on my bucket list for years! It’s the world’s only public diamond mine. I finally had a chance to travel to Arkansas and dig for diamonds on June 15, 2015. Did I find anything? You’ll need to watch and find out!

That's Me Digging for Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, June 15, 2015
That’s Me Digging for Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, June 15, 2015

“Not that I was thinking you could just walk in sort through some dirt and then come up with a diamond,” I said, “but searching for diamonds and treasure is a lot of work! ”

Additional blog post about the experience is coming soon!

If the above video does not play visit it on YouTube.

Jenn

Jennifer A. Huber is an award-winning travel and outdoor blogger and writer in Southwest Florida. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., a hiking trail led her to a career path in the tourism industry for more than 30 years. She spent a decade with a park management company in Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Everglades National Parks. She founded the travel blog, SoloTravelGirl.com with the goal of inspiring others to travel alone, not lonely. The unexpected death of her former husband in 2008 reminded her how short life is. His passing was a catalyst for sharing her experiences with the goal of inspiring and empowering others to travel solo. Jennifer holds a Travel Marketing Professional certification from the Southeast Tourism Society, is a certified food judge, member of the NASA Social community, and alum of the FBI Citizens Academy. When not traveling, she is either in the kitchen, practicing her photography skills, or road tripping with her dog, Radcliff.

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