Adventures in Arkansas

Laney at Petit Jean Mtn

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We took a drive to the state park this morning to relax, read the newspaper and hike a few trails. She liked the area and trails.

Monday, Oct. 12, is Point 94.1 Dollar Day at the Arkansas State Fair. Admission is $1 per person. Parking is $1. Rides are $1 per ride. Now that is a pretty good deal. It does seem to rain a lot on Point 94.1 Dollar Day Mondays so keep your fingers crossed for a clear night. […]

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The Buffalo National River is famous for the many old barns and homesteads contained within its boundaries.  And if you travel to the put-in at Erbie, you can find several old barns and an farmhouse, including one of oldest structures to be found along the river.
The Parker-Hickman Farmstead contains a two-story farmhouse, which the National Park […]

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Richard Johnston
Originally uploaded by {waynette}

Check out their site for details of the line up for this year. I do know that the festival is charging for the show now. ((by the way – their site stinks))  I’ve gone several years to the festival. I love the bands playing on the side streets in […]

Do you love to bring a camera with you when hiking? A small pocket camera, maybe your iphone camera, a dsl camera with a bag full of lenses and filters? It is very hard for me to only carry one camera when hiking. I usually use all of the above. Why? I’m a dork, probably. […]

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This waterfall is in the Buffalo Region of the Ozark mountains. It is easy to find but it is a slow steep ride down to Camp Orr to see the falls. From Jasper, go west on HWY 74, take a right turn at the Camp Orr Boy Scout sign. Follow the steep dirt road down […]

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Country cooking from the friendly owner Willa Kerby.  I had a roastbeef sandwich, a Mexican Corn Salad and a wedge of something sweet with pecans in it. OK – I don’t bake much and I forgot the name of it. And no it was not pecan pie – it was like a pecan pie bar.
This […]

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I had met the Osage Clayworks artist, Newt, several times at the Arkansas Craft Guild show. This is a fabulous Arkansas craft show held in Little Rock around the first weekend of December. Keep your eye for this show because it showcases talented Arkansas artist. Pottery, photography, jewelry, delicious treats, yummy smelling soaps… So every […]

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A small but pretty camping area. The water at the Haw Creek Falls was more than I imagined for this time of year in Arkansas but I was really hoping to see more water since we had just had several weeks of nonstop rain. I had been told before my trip to the Ozarks that […]

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Originally uploaded by {waynette}
Located on HWY 123, this historic concrete and steel one lane bridge is beautiful. It was built in 1931. I saw the bridge for the first time this week while driving to Haw Creek Falls.
 Map of bridge

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