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King’s Bluff Loop Trail

By Mike Newman, on February 20, 2012

King's Bluff Falls, Ozark National Forest

A few weeks ago, I headed to the King’s Bluff Loop Trail in the Ozark National Forest, about 45 miles northeast of Clarksville. I didn’t get there until around 2:30 p.m. I figured I should have enough time before dark to hike the King’s Bluff Loop Trail and the adjacent Pedestal Rocks Loop Trail. Neither is a long trail.

It turned out that I didn’t have time to do both. I ended up spending over an hour at King’s Bluff Falls because it’s just so awesome.

King's Bluff Loop Trail, Ozark National Forest

The King’s Bluff Loop Trail is a 1.8-mile trail in the Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area.

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Mt. Nebo Waterfall Photos with Icicles 2012-02-11

By Mike Newman, on February 16, 2012

View from above the waterfall.

As I mentioned in this video footage post, on Saturday my girlfriend and I had a nice visit to Mount Nebo State Park (near Russellville, Arkansas). It was a chilly day in the 30′s, and but the icicle-covered waterfall was very pretty.

Here are some of the photos I took. (Click for larger view.)

Mount Nebo Waterfall 2012-02-11

The view from behind the waterfall. (It was pretty slippery back there.)

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Mt. Nebo Winter Waterfall Video 2012-02-11

By Mike Newman, on February 12, 2012

Yesterday, my girlfriend and I were at Mount Nebo State Park. Thanks to recent freezing weather, there were a lot of icicles at the waterfall.

This is some video of the winter waterfall I took with my cell phone.

[Photos I took that day are at this link.]

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Bearings: 2012-02-08

By Mike Newman, on February 8, 2012

Creek Near Hwy 71 – Ouachita National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service has released a proposed revised land management planning rule. So far it has gotten mixed reviews.
The Forest Service has also announced 2012 Forest Legacy Program grants. One of the selected projects will protect forests along four miles of the Big Maumelle River, near Little Rock.
Devil’s Den State Park caves will remain closed at for the foreseeable future because of the continued bat threat of white nose syndrome.
Planning is underway for a nature center at Lake Eufaula’s Carlton Landing.
Beware the (Oklahoma) invasion of the Eastern Redcedar.
A 2011 diamond from Crater of Diamonds State Park has been appraised.

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Mount Nebo Waterfall Photos 2011-12-21

By Mike Newman, on January 15, 2012

I had a cool visit to Mt. Nebo State Park with my son and his girlfriend a few weeks ago. I posted here the cell phone video I took of the waterfall. (When flowing, it is located on the Gum Springs Trail, just a little bit below the rim level at the mountain’s south end.)

Here are some photos I took of the waterfall.