This past weekend my wife and I braved the cold to head out into North Central Arkansas and see about visiting some waterfalls. A book has been written about all of the waterfalls in Arkansas so we purchased the book that came along with the coordinates and a description of each. I took the time last week to enter all of the coordinates for the falls in Arkansas into my Gaiagps app on my phone and tablet that would let us know always if we were in the vicinity of a waterfall.
This time of year is perfect in that we have had tons of rain so we set out on a route that I had preplanned so that we could see several. It didn't start out quite like we planned in that the freezing rain and sleet had everything frozen within the first 70 miles of our trip. But we pressed on. Heading north of Ozark from I-40 we found our first place to stop and go on a leisurely 2 mile round trip hike to see 3 waterfalls...2 small which led into one large (about 40 foot). So beautiful.
The next one (Mineral Springs Falls) was a little further up the road, and it was labeled as a "difficult bushwhack." He wasn't kidding. This was more like mountain climbing through bear country. The wife and I had a tough time but it was so rewarding when we arrived.
We made it to the Mulberry River and decided to set up camp for the night. Found a really nice spot right next to the water. We seem to sleep a little better when we can hear the water from the rapids rushing by.
Did a little exploring along the Mulberry River and found some good spots. Then we headed north up another road to find another little waterfall on the list. Spy Rock Falls.
After seeing the first two this one was kind of disappointing. Need to go back when the water is a little more plentiful. Beautiful road going up to it though with a spectacular campsite that overlooks the mountains.
We went back down to the main highway and then made our way to High Bank Twins Falls. Very beautiful and pretty close to the road.
I'll post this waterfall in the comments below as the video is not ready.
Hope to see more waterfalls soon before the heat comes and the water goes away.
This time of year is perfect in that we have had tons of rain so we set out on a route that I had preplanned so that we could see several. It didn't start out quite like we planned in that the freezing rain and sleet had everything frozen within the first 70 miles of our trip. But we pressed on. Heading north of Ozark from I-40 we found our first place to stop and go on a leisurely 2 mile round trip hike to see 3 waterfalls...2 small which led into one large (about 40 foot). So beautiful.
The next one (Mineral Springs Falls) was a little further up the road, and it was labeled as a "difficult bushwhack." He wasn't kidding. This was more like mountain climbing through bear country. The wife and I had a tough time but it was so rewarding when we arrived.
We made it to the Mulberry River and decided to set up camp for the night. Found a really nice spot right next to the water. We seem to sleep a little better when we can hear the water from the rapids rushing by.
Did a little exploring along the Mulberry River and found some good spots. Then we headed north up another road to find another little waterfall on the list. Spy Rock Falls.
After seeing the first two this one was kind of disappointing. Need to go back when the water is a little more plentiful. Beautiful road going up to it though with a spectacular campsite that overlooks the mountains.
We went back down to the main highway and then made our way to High Bank Twins Falls. Very beautiful and pretty close to the road.
I'll post this waterfall in the comments below as the video is not ready.
Hope to see more waterfalls soon before the heat comes and the water goes away.
