Photography Now & Then #53
The only blue sky of the day was first thing this morning. Then, the clouds moved back in, with more rain – we’re now over 8 inches in about 5 days.
Today’s photo[1]: Crisp morning (39°) over the Ozarks, west central Arkansas, February 22, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s, filter: flickr’s “food”)
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Even though the Buffalo National River is in the Ozarks fairly close, this was about the only time we actually spent any time there.
Photo Favorite[2]: Buffalo River – Kyle Landing, Buffalo National River, Arkansas, November 7, 2005 (Kodak DX4530, composite stitched with Autostitch)
Buffalo National River[3]
Protected by act of Congress in 1972 as the United States’ first federally protected river, the Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing – no dams – rivers in the lower 48 states, offering both swift-running and placid stretches for activities such as canoeing, fishing, and swimming, as well as hiking in the park and adjacent national forest and wilderness areas.
Over time, the river has carved a path out of an ancient seabed, part of the Arkansas Ozarks, leaving behind bluffs of dolomite, sandstone, and limestone that tower as high as 440 feet over the water. In it journey from its headwaters in the Boston Mountains to its confluence with the White River, the Buffalo drops over 2000 feet, with quiet pools standing between runs of swifter water.
- Today’s Photo is a photo that is almost always taken the day of the blog post. In some instances, posts may be backdated if internet access is not available on the day of the photo or other reasons prevent posting Photograph Now and Then.
- Photo Favorite is a randomly selected older photograph from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Photograph Now and Then.
- Buffalo National River – Haw Creek
Notes:
- Reference links were accessed on the date the blog post was published, unless otherwise stated.
- The title convention for Photography Now & Then blog posts evolved early on from one word related to each photo separated by “&” to usually being the first word in the caption description for each photo.
