Photos of Arkansas

The colors in the far north Fayetteville area seem to be behind the Upper Buffalo Area. Last weekend, I found the areas around Ponca, to already have dropped their leaves or the trees were just turning brown. However the valley near Kyles Landing should be perfect this weekend as the oaks last week were just starting to turn. Here is a sunrise shot taken looking towards Kyles Landing from last weekend. As you can see, the oaks in the shots are just starting to turn and they are showing a good yellow color unlike the oaks up around Roark Bluff.

The upper end of Boxley Valley also seemed to be less colorful than I had hoped. There are spots where single trees really stand out, but mostly the colors seem to be drab. I walked down the Buffalo from Steel Creek to the area near the Mouth of Hemmed in Hollow and around the Big Bluff area there were some really pretty spots and good afternoon reflections. One of the trees that is not showing much color this year is the Sycamore which usually turns from a dull yellow to a golden brown. This year I am not seeing much color in the Sycamores at all, instead all the leaves are turning brown.

I also stopped at the Sam’s Throne area and the Vendor valley. As was last year, the Sam’s Throne area is way behind the Jasper area and still has great potential for color. The trees there are turning more in unison and so far seem to be turning more traditional colors. I saw some beautiful Maples and Oaks just starting to turn. The Black Gums are prime to just past prime at Sam’s and this too is just last year. The walk along the bluff is one of my favorites. It’s interesting that most of the climbers seems to pass up Sam’s for Horseshoe Canyon. The state has really fixed up Sam’s Throne and now the drive in there is nowhere as a treacherous before.

I have yet to travel to the southwest part of the state, but hope to get there soon.

Tags: Arkansas, Autumn, Big Bluff, Boxley Valley, Fall, Fayetteville, Horseshoe Canyon, Kyle's Landing, Maple, Oak, Ponca, Roark Bluff, Sam's Throne, Steel Creek, Sycamore, Vendor Valley

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