Newton County High Water
Posted by paul | Filed under Arkansas Photography Journal, Photography Notes
If you can get away in the next few days, make sure you travel to Newton County. Anywhere you look, you will find excellent waterfalls. I would consider Smith Creek, Clark Creek, and Hemmend in Hollow for starters. The high bluffs along the Buffalo River will have small waterfalls running off of them. These falls will not be running very many days, only as long as the heavy rains continue. One of the best waterfall is the one at the western end of Roark Bluff. This waterfall must be close to 100 feet tall and falls directly into the Buffalo river. It is surrounded by trees and this of year makes for a excellent and rare shot.
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Tags: Arkansas, Buffalo River, Clark Creek, Newton County, Smith Creek, Waterfalls
2009 Springtime report on Upper Buffalo River Valley
Posted by paul | Filed under Arkansas Photography Journal
I made my first Springtime trip up to the Boxley Valley and surrounding areas. The drive up was an eyeopener due to the tremendous amount of damage to the trees from the January 2009 ice storm. I had seen some of the damage earlier in the year on Hwy 65 north of Clinton, but the damage to the trees along Hwy 7 near the Rotary Ann Overlook is considerably worse. I was glad to see that loggers were working this area as to not allow so much downed timber stay on the ground and create a fire hazard. I am sure that over time this will all disappear and in fact once the trees get to their full summer leaf out, most of it might be hidden, however all those broken tops will have to either break due to wind or rot and fall to the ground. The roads will be trouble for years to come as these trees continue to fall to the ground and block passage. The morning fog was quite thick and lasted until almost 9:30 am.
Foggy trees on the Buffalo River.
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Tags: Boxley Valley, Broadwater Falls, Buffalo River, Fog, HDR Photography, Redbuds, Spring
