The Ozarks

My post will not do justice to this area, so I apologize in advance. I know of only one way to see the best of this area, and that is to take a float trip down one of the National Scenic Rivers in this area such as the Current River or the Jacks Fork. You will be presented with limestone cliffs (Bluffs) rising sheer out of the water on one side, with wide gravel beaches on the other side as you float down clear, cool, spring-fed flowing rivers. Sorry, I am NOT about to bring my camera on a canoe trip! Still, I tried to capture a small sample of the essence of the area.

It is what geologists call Karst Topography. For the rest of us, that means caves and caverns in the limestone bedrock, with sinkholes and springs on the surface. The springs in the Ozarks are HUGE. I mentioned four of them in my November 2008 posting. I revisited two of them this week -
Alley Spring

and Blue Spring,


both flowing with between 80,000,000 and 90,000,000 gallons per day.

I added a new one to my list - Althea Spring.

A new place for me was Rocky Falls.

Me being such a lover of waterfalls, this was a special treat to see. Thanks, Kris and Danni.