This weekend we went camping with some friends out near the
Buffalo River. There was seven of us total and we camped Friday night and came back home Saturday evening. It was a really fun time to hang out with friends and enjoy the Buffalo River area. On the way there we got to see some big bull elk and the new
Trumpeter swans they relocated to Arkansas this year. We camped at Lost Valley which is a really nice place to camp. On Saturday we did a bunch of hiking. The first trail we did Saturday morning was the Goat Trail. I had read about it (click
here for article) a few months ago and had been wanting to do it. It is a 7 mile round trip hike and the first part which is when you are getting to the actual Goat Trail is pretty unimpressive. But the Goat Trail itself is amazing. Basically you are walking along halfway on the bluff about 300 feet above the river. The bluff itself is like 500 feet above the river. I am not sure who found this trail but it is awesome. It is not for the person that is scared of heights though because at some points the trail is only like 4 feet wide, on one side is the bluff going straight up and the other side is a 300 foot drop. The views are amazing and this is one of the coolest hikes I have ever done. I highly recommend it. After lunch we did the Lost Valley trail which is a pretty easy 2 mile round trip hike with beautiful views of a creek bed, bluff, big boulders, water falls, and a cave at the end. The cave at the end is really fun. It is not a long cave but you have to get down on your hands and knees towards the end and crawl but after a little bit it opens up into this big room with a waterfall. It is really cool.
Here are a few pics I wanted to share specifically and I will embed a slide show on here so you can see more.
Here is our group
And Margo and I
this gives you an idea of how the trail was, notice the lean in
Another pic of the trail, notice the dropoff
Margo went ahead and took a picture of me looking back
Here is another picture looking back at the trail we had already been on, the trail is in the middle
here is the slide show, just click the play button or double click to view full size
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