Norfork Lookout Point. Overlooking the North Fork River, Arkansas.
Short Breaks
Quick visits, day trips, excursions, and weekends away. Anything under a week, you wouldn’t count as a genuine vacation. This includes camping trips, but excludes our many backpacking trips.
Norfork Lookout Point. Overlooking the North Fork River, Arkansas
November 11, 2023 16:33
Norfork Lookout Point. Overlooking the North Fork River, Arkansas.
November 11, 2023 16:30
Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Dam number two in our Double Dam Day. It is not a very photogenic dam, and rather uninspiring. To its credit there is a campground downstream, which seems to be popular with the fishing fraternity. +1
November 11, 2023 15:52
White River at Allison, Arkansas.
November 11, 2023 15:01
Bridge over Sylamore Creek, Allison, Arkansas.
November 11, 2023 15:00
Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River, Arkansas, and a change of plan.
November 11, 2023 13:36
Sunset, Pine Bluff, Arkansas — Ginger insisted that we stop to watch the sunset. I’m glad we did. It was a good one! Note: the cloud lines were straight, but this extreme wide-angle (180+°) view makes them curved.
November 10, 2023 18:18
Sunset at Sea Rim State Park, Texas — When it got dark, we found out why we had the beach to ourselves — hordes of ferocious mosquitoes.
November 8, 2023 18:24
Sunset at Sea Rim State Park, Texas — When it got dark, we found out why we had the beach to ourselves — hordes of ferocious mosquitoes.
November 8, 2023 18:18
Sun, sand, and sea — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas.
November 8, 2023 14:25
Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas. 2
November 8, 2023 14:12
Ginger soaking up the sun on the Gulf of Mexico — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas. +1
November 8, 2023 14:11
Sea Rim State Park, Texas.
November 8, 2023 12:23
Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas — We had the whole beach to ourselves and 80°F in November. We saw some alligator tracks in the sand, and when it got dark, we found out why we had the beach to ourselves — hordes of ferocious mosquitoes. +1
November 8, 2023 12:22
Yes, they are alive… Didn’t see any though. Cattail Marsh, Tyrrell Park, Beaumont, Texas.
November 5, 2023 9:37
Pagoda and boardwalk — Cattail Marsh, Tyrrell Park, Beaumont, Texas.
November 5, 2023 9:36
Cattail Marsh, Tyrrell Park, Beaumont, Texas — Day Five. Morning walk to get away from work and out of the hotel for a break. Studying the maps I discovered that Cattail Marsh is actually a posh name for a sewage treatment pond.
November 5, 2023 9:34
Fish – Toledo Bend Reservoir, Tourist Information Center, Louisiana.
November 3, 2023 11:59
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana. From the Louisiana Tourist Center, complete with the sounds of an accompanying distant chainsaw. Video: 25 Seconds
November 3, 2023 11:52
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana. Day Three. Natchitoches, Louisiana to Beaumont, Texas.
November 3, 2023 11:50
US 71 in Louisiana. Day Two. Hot Springs, Arkansas to Natchitoches, Louisiana. +1
November 2, 2023 15:37
Scenic Overlook on Highway 43 near Ponca, Arkansas. One-minute read, +1
November 1, 2023 12:30
Near Gaither Mountain Overlook, Arkansas — The first major scenic overlook of our trip. This is a 180° Panorama, so the image is a bit distorted horizontally. +1