White Rock Mountain, Arkansas

Since we've been spending so much time in the desert southwest lately, we thought we'd shake things up a bit and head off to a different part of the contry...so let's go to the Ozarks!

While staying with Cathy's sister in Oklahoma, the three of us (plus her two dogs) went camping over in the Ozarks of Arkansas. Our first night out we camped at a place called White Rock Mountain. It's a beautiful park, perched (as you might have guessed) on top of a mountain. The views were spectacular, and we managed to get camp set up in time to go watch the sunset from the viewpoint. Hardwood forest as far as the eye can see, and no sign of civilization to be had. It was a surprisingly peaceful place!

The following morning, as we were packing up camp, we discovered we'd made a new friend overnight (see last photo). Cathy also made friends with a very persistent 4-inch-long walking stick bug (there was a great deal of shrieking when she discovered said bug crawling up her shoulder!). The photos of the walking stick didn't turn out that great, but he's an interesting critter, so we've included one anyway.

More from Arkansas in the next post!

~OTP

Walking stick bug

Our overnight friend