A week in the Ozarks

Finally, a week vacation in the Ozarks, Arkansas.
We spent this pleasant week with two of our favorite people, Connie and Duane.

Did you know Arkansas has beautiful forests, mountains, rivers, caverns, nice people, wildlife? Now you know. It has all that and more.

We stayed near a Lake (Greer's Lake) and this lake has a mountain in the middle of it. To get that breathtaking view, you take a ferry or rent a boat, then climb the mountain. Only half a mile steep climb but lots of fun. The view is worth the climb.

The resort where we stayed was in a very natural setting. We even saw a bear crossing the road in front of our car! A black bear.  His name is Charlie.  Duane named him.  Every time we go out, we keep our eyes out for Charlie but we never saw Charlie again. He is afraid of people.

The deer in the area are not afraid of people. They'll say Hi! to you and even show you their fawns and does. The snakes were not afraid either. When we tried to cool off in a natural rock pool, the snakes just joined in happily, coming out of the rocks. Except we were not too happy with their company. They looked like a bunch of juvenile water moccasins to me. Hum, nice but no thank you. I bet they wondered why we had to leave so quickly.  Sure, they just wanted to "play". Little vampires! Debbie said they were creepy.

I have an assignment for you. Go see the Blanchard Springs Caverns before you die. I can't describe it. Let's just say it's Grand. You go in and you go...WOW!!! If you don't see it before you die, don't worry, I think that's gonna be one of the wonders that will be in heaven anyhow. It's still nice to see here for your first glimpse.
These pictures you're looking at are not lying. Everybody was happy.

Debbie and I saw our first Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher. This bird is beautiful and graceful with its long scissor tailed. It's on our bird-to-see list.

Additional pictures from the trip are on the top right corner of this page.

Did I say we played Rook? Connie won the most. Debbie won the first put-put golf game and Duane won the second one.  We stayed at a golf resort with 2 golf courses...but the place is known for it's award winning put put golf course.  Imagine that!
We just got back a week ago but I'm almost ready for the next trip. I forgot how nice vacations are.