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Betsy and I visit Mount Nebo in Arkansas every year, usually in the late winter or early spring. We visit at that time because waterfalls usually have a pretty good flow, and we practically have the mountaintop to ourselves. This picture was taken in February, 2010, and shows the Arkansas River in the valley below. There weren't any colorful leaves on the trees, but the sky was a gorgeous blue.

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When we visited Fort Smith National Historic Site, we saw rejectors dressed as 1830s-era soldiers firing muskets. Looking at what happened when the second soldier pulled the trigger, those muskets must have been as dangerous for the person firing as they were for the person on the other end.

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Waterfalls near the tops of mountains usually don't have a lot of water, but they can still be pretty. Upper Nebo Falls is located just below the rim of Mount Nebo in Arkansas.

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I never had much artistic ability, although I have always admired people who could play a musical instrument or create beautiful art. So I became very intrigued when I learned how to create a line drawing from a photograph.

The picture above is the view from behind 'our' cabin atop Mount Nebo in Arkansas. The line drawing below was created from this picture.



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I took this picture of the setting sun on a rainy, foggy evening on Mount Nebo in Arkansas. The sunsets are usually spectacular from Mount Nebo, but this is as good as it got that particular day. I will admit, though, that I like this picture with the golden reflection on the wet rocks.

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I never had much artistic ability, although I have always admired people who could play a musical instrument or create beautiful art. So I became very intrigued when I learned how to create a line drawing from a photograph.

The photo above is a picture of 'our' cabin on Mount Nebo in Arkansas. The picture below is the line drawing created from it using Adobe Photoshop.



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The 3.5-mile Rim Trail encircles Mount Nebo just below the summit. I found this scene on the eastern side of the mountain.

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High Falls is wet-weather waterfall on Mount Magazine in Arkansas. There is not a great deal of water going over the falls, but it does have a certain elegance to it.

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Garvan Woodland Gardens near Hot Springs, Arkansas has more than beautiful flowers and plants. It also has a koi pond with some beautiful (and large) koi. I was able to get this picture as he swam past me.

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A waterfall near the top of a mountain often has a low water flow since the watershed is likely to be small. Mount Magazine is the highest point in Arkansas, and Hardy Falls is fairly near the top. When we visited Mount Magazine there was a fair amount of water coming down the creek which made for a pretty little waterfall.

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Mount Nebo State Park in Arkansas contains several trails which are great for hiking. One of my favorites is the Rim Trail, which circles the mountain just below the top. The 3.5 mile trail offers some wonderful views, even in the winter.

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Betsy and I visited Crooked Creek in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas on our way to Mount Nebo last week. The water was crystal clear and we could easily see the colorful creek bed. Much of the rock in the area is slate, but I can't account for the red color of a large part of the creek bed. It is certainly colorful, however.

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Although we had a snow/ice storm here in the Glade a week ago, the picture above was taken in March at Mount Nebo in Arkansas. An overnight ice storm left the trees coated in ice.

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When Betsy and I visited Mount Nebo in Arkansas in March, 2009, we got caught in an ice storm. Fortunately we had plenty of firewood at the cabin and could enjoy the day. I did venture out to get some pictures of the ice-covered shrubs and trees. This is one of those pictures.

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Waterfalls near the top of mountains usually don't have much water, but they can still be pretty. This waterfall is near the top of Mount Nebo in Arkansas. This picture was taken on a visit to the park in March, 2009.

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When we were at Mount Nebo in Arkansas in March of last year we experienced an ice storm. We haven't had any precipitation this week here in the Glade, but our cold weather reminded me of these icicles that formed outside the window of our cabin in Arkansas.

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Betsy and I really enjoy visiting waterfalls. There is something very spiritual about a hike through the woods to find a waterfall. The sight and sound of running water is cleansing to mind and soul. It doesn't matter if the waterfall is big with a huge volume of water or small with only a trickle. It doesn't matter if we're seeing a waterfall for the first time or if we've been there before. We've visited Upper Nebo Falls several times and I'm sure we'll go back again the next time we visit Mount Nebo in Arkansas.

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It was very warm here on the Plateau on Friday, and the fact that I had a lot of yard work to do made it even warmer. So, in an effort to at least feel cooler, I looked through some of the pictures I took back in March when we visited Mount Nebo in Arkansas. This is a picture of Upper Nebo Fall, and if you look closely you can see ice on the pine needles. The picture was taken after an ice storm on the mountain.

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This picture was taken on a March afternoon on Mount Magazine in Arkansas. Betsy and I stopped at an overlook of the Petit Jean River Valley where I got this picture of the clouds rolling over the mountains on the other side of the valley.

When Betsy and I were at Mt. Nebo, Arkansas, in March of this year, we had an ice storm one night. We woke up to these icicles on the eaves of our cabin. It's so hot here in Tennessee now that I thought this picture would be a good way to make it seem cooler.