Arkansas In Autumn

Adam and his girlfriend went to the Buffalo Wilderness State Park to camp in October. Both lead very busy lives juggling careers and the pursuit of advanced education so a rest was in store. Below are his comments about their getaway:

"The place was called Low Gap, Arkansas.  The Sunday brunch menu was fried frog legs, venison meat with gravy, and biscuits and gravy.  It was really really good food.  All the locals seemed to come in after church.  From my understanding, it had not been open long.  It seemed to be getting a lot of business and the people were extremely friendly.  I hope that it becomes profitable.  We left a horse magnet with the owner, who placed the magnet on the fume hood over the grill for good luck.

The Ozarks in the fall are beautiful.  We really went there to explore the mountains and get away from the daily grind of the city.  There were three places that we really wanted to see Hawksbill Crag, Hemmed-in-Hollow, and The Glory Hole.  Hemmed-in-Hollow and the Glory Hole are both waterfalls.  Unfortunately, the drought dried up most of the water that flowed through them and we only experienced a trickle.  The locations were still beautiful and the leaves were in a deep orange and red.  We saw a lot of wildlife including Elk that have been re-released into the wild."

There isn't much else in Low Gap but at least there is this cafe!

Autumn view along Buffalo River.

Elk roaming the open fields. 

Hemmed-in-Hallow, with only a trickle of water.