It is summertime in the Ozarks .... time for fun and sightseeing. I had a few extra days off from work , so Penny and I decided to use one of them for a road trip over to the Ponca area in the Buffalo River upper wilderness area . It is a great area to visit , and was one of the first areas I ever visited in my youth , which started my longing to live in Northern Arkansas. The Buffalo has been declared a National River and is protected from developments and is a popular float stream for canoes ( It's time to go again!) .
On the journey over , we stopped at Penny's favorite flea market store , the "Junk-Shun" in Harrison. We didn't find any major scores today , but had a good time browsing anyway . After that we headed to Harrison and had lunch at Wendy's along with 350 (!) children from a church vacation bible school . We then left town and headed south to the mountains .... my favorite part of the day !
Once down in the Ozarks , I settled in to my routine of gawking at mountains , rivers and trees and snapping pictures of anything interesting . I finished up with a dip in the Buffalo River at the Ponca low water bridge area which was GREAT !
Enjoy the pictures !
A short slideshow of the Bull Shoals fireworks celebration .
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| Penny's favorite Flea Market store near Harrison , at the "Junk-Shun" of highway 62 and 412. |
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| Penny explores a cemetery near Ponca , AR |
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| A peaceful place to rest ........ |
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| This church is well over a 100 years old .... |
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| A simple structure ..... for a less complicated time . |
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| Clint explores the Buffalo River near Ponca |
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| Penny dips a toe in the cool waters ..... |
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| This is the traditional put in for canoe trips in spring . This time of year the water level is too low to float the headwaters area . |
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| A look downstream ..... the Buffalo River has a picture around every bend in the river .... |
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| I can't take it .... I have to get in that cool water ! |
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