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Current River Tigers

Cataract Landing on the Current River is a little out-of-the-way, fifteen twisty, up-and-down miles south of Van Buren.  Once you get there, don’t expect any amenities.  A gravel boat ramp and a few parking spaces is all you’ll find.  But just upstream of the boat ramp is a lovely sand and gravel bar without much vegetation.  […]

Dragons and Slayers of Dragons

Having survived my encounter with the tree described in my last post, I drove on down to the lake.  Lofton Lake is located just past the end of M Highway about 8 miles north of Van Buren and within the boundary of the park (ONSR.)  At normal levels, the lake is roughly 5 acres but with […]

Which one is the male?

I don’t actually know […]

Velvet Ant

I found this gal scurrying about the yard this morning.

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Caterpillars of the Fall

Today is the 15th straight day of absolutely beautiful weather here in the Ozarks.  With nearly cloudless skies, temperatures have been climbing up around to 80° during the day and dropping to 50° or so at night.  The next two days look to break the string with a chance of rain each day and cooler temperatures […]