Welcome to my on-line newsletter about the Buffalo National River, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Harrison, my home town. It is always under construction! Amazing, I actually made my update deadline! Thanks to all the readers who have sent in questions, I do try and answer each one to the best of my ability. This past month has been really nice due to the fact we have had alot of rain. Those folks who enjoy floating the Buffalo River have had a banner season. Outfitters on the Upper Buffalo are still putting folks in and that has been a rare event these past few years. Nice to see a rainy late spring and early summer. Sure hope it continues for the rest of the year! The hot part of the summer is rapidly approaching and I would like to remind everyone that it is important to drink lots of fluids like water or a sports drink to keep yourself in good health while enjoying the many activites that the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas presents.

Enjoying The Erbie Area

Terrie Drewry who owns Buffalo River Basin Cabin had invited me to spend a few days at her rental cabin this past week. It is located in the Erbie Area, very near the Buffalo River and is one of my favorite areas of the river to have fun in. I had never been to her cabin before and was excited about the opportunity. I arrived on Thursday evening and after getting all my stuff into the cabin, just sat on the covered deck and delighted in the extraordinary view.

Basin Cabin has a large front sitting room with an entrance onto the covered deck. The hardwood interior and cozy furnishings makes you feel at home. There is a TV with both DVD and VCR capabilities and a radio/cd player for music. A gas fireplace will certainly keep you toasty in the cooler months and the air conditioning works great in the summer, plus the two ceiling fans keeps the cool air moving around in the cabin.

My friend Terri Matthews arrived from Harrsion. We were planning on doing a road trip, swimming hole kinda thing. Take the day and drive around seeing the sights and stopping by for swimming at several of the local swimming holes. I had already moved into the master bedroom so Terri moved into the loft bedroom. There were two double beds up there and along with mine meant the cabin could comfortably sleep six people.

Just after we got all settled in it started to rain. Terri and I decided to sit on the covered deck and watch the thunderstorm. We were nice and dry when the hard rain and lightening arrived and we had quite the light show. Once the thunderstorm moved along, I managed to capture a rainbow (top picture) as it briefly made an appearance out over the Erbie Valley.

After the storm we went inside for a bit to make some supper. The kitchen has everything you might need to cook up just about any dish. Terri microwaved some veggies and I cooked some brats in beer, and that together with some potato salad was our late supper. As we ate on the deck the sky got a light misty quality and when the sun set, it produced a brilliant, pinkish red sunset.