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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Road Trip Day 31 – Flippin, Arkansas day 3

Toni has this week off, so she’s able to take us around, which is nice. We headed out in the afternoon for a hike. We were looking for a place called Hawksbill Crag.
Getting anywhere in this area seems to involve a long and windy drive. I’ve never experienced getting car sick before this state. It was two hours before we reached what we thought was the trail, and I think all of us were happy to be getting out of the car.

Buffalo River Trailhead sign

The trail sign did not mention Hawksbill Crag at all, but we decided to go ahead and hike it anyway.

The trail was nice, it meandered through a thick wooded area before it emptied onto a small plateau.


The trail continued, but we decided that this was a good place to turn around. The grasses in the area were flattened in patches where animals had rested. Some patches also had clumps of earth dug up, so we couldn’t decide if elk or deer or hogs had been lying about. We missed the fall colors in this state, but with all of the trees you could tell it would have been stunning.  It was beautiful regardless, but the trees are so thick it's hard to capture the beauty.

We couldn't help it-we're obsessed with fungi

It was dark when we got back, and all of us were famished. We made a quick and delicious dinner of lamb chops and leftover squash.

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