I took a picture of this photographer. He never saw me. He is only about two miles from a paved road about a half mile off the Buffalo River Trail.
I am a resident of this paradise (fairly recent really) and I consider it a visual treasure. My wife and I fell in love with it the first time we saw it and we dropped everything and moved here. I genuinely believe is it one of the USA's undiscovered natural treasures. It is absolutely the mother lode for photographers in every season of the year. The area is great for hiking, caving, horse riding, photography, rock climbing, and camping.
My wife and I knew nothing about this place even though we lived in St. Louis. In fact, we knew nothing about Arkansas. I still don't think the assets of this state are very well publicized. I would hope other photographers will join me down here to take it all in.
People living in Little Rock and Fayetteville know about this place, and next in line seems to be folks from Springfield MO, and the SW corner of MO. The awareness falls off fairly rapidly after that.
Here is the bottom line about the Buffalo National River area. It is fairly nearby and it is very inexpensive to visit here. It is like the clock has been turned back 50 years. There are very few permanent residents and that just makes it better. My home backs up to the river park, adjacent to a 12,000 acre designated federal wilderness. I believe the park itself is 125 miles long, and there are many more federal and state parks and attractions nearby. There is also land owned by the Nature Conservency.
But wait, there's more. Not too far away are additional federal and state parks, the state is covered with them. Its unbelievable.
Enough said. This is not why I am posting, but I wanted to point out that my BNR postings are different. The truth is you can get here from anywhere. A cheap flight to Fayetteville and a hundred mile drive and you are here. We are relatively close to Memphis, St. Louis, and Tulsa. If you like primitive camping you can do that for free.
We thought this place was so special we moved here. This is the last place we will live, and live we will, in a paradise of unexpected natural beauty all around us.