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This trip was in the making for an entire month. Brian and I had taken off the last three business days of October and we were ready to go (thank you, Carla!). Little did we know, that upon driving north of Russellville, we would be greeted with some of the best fall colors that we have seen in Arkansas in years.

We left Wednesday morning around 11AM and headed for the Ozarks. Upon reaching Russellville and starting the journey up highway 7 we couldn't believe the color. It was beyond what we've seen the past couple of years. All of the trees were in their full autumn dress and they put off quite a show. We weren't really sure exactly where we were headed and basically played this trip by ear. However, we did have a first night camp site in mind, Sam's Throne...

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Read the rest and view the photos at my blog:
Photography by Zack Andrews - Arkansas Fall Colors 2011

The Nars is located at the Woolum Access off of Highway 65 on the Buffalo National River. It is all that remains of a mountain that once stood directly between the Buffalo River and Richland Creek. Richland Creek has now moved away from the high limestone bluff and stands at the other side of Richland Valley.

While standing at the top of the bluff the river is directly below you on one side and Searcy Highway 14 is directly below you on the other. At it's narrowest point, the Nars is maybe 3 feet wide and standing on that ledge of rock with a 100ft drop on either side is definitely an eye-opening experience. I didn't even want to think what would happen if a wrong step was taken.

Check out some more photos at my website:
Photography by Zack Andrews - The Nars on the Buffalo National River

I actually used to live out in this area when I was younger, way before I knew anything about photography. This was a popular spot to sit and fish. Back then I wasn't too interested in taking pictures, but I can imagine the amount of good shots I could have taken if I were.

Anyways, this was the beautiful sunrise that happened this morning. The sky looked clear and started to cloud up just as Matt and I arrived at Lawrence Landing. A popular spot for fishing and a great place to drop a boat into Lake Conway. Apparently, there was a tournament this morning because there were tons of boats out on the lake. Right around 7AM they sounded an alarm that Matt and I could only imagine meant that the tournament had begun.

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I have a few more photos from this morning on my blog at:
www.zackandrews.com/2011/09/24/lake-conway-lawrence-landing/

I got an email from Brian last week asking if I wanted to go shoot this past Saturday. As you can see, from my lack of posts, it’s been a while since I’ve done anything photography related. As a matter of fact, the last time I was out was with Brian to Steele Creek. Needless to say, I was ready to get out again and that’s exactly what Brian and I did yesterday.

We opted for Flatside since it is so close in proximity to where we live. With the temperatures dropping near the dew point the previous night we had a pretty good idea that there would be fog in the valleys. Luckily, we were correct. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as nearly as much as we would have liked. There was just the right amount to give the photographs some character though. With the clouds overhead and the fog underneath it made for some interesting photos from Flatside Pinnacle.

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View the rest of the story and photos at:
www.zackandrews.com/2011/09/18/flatside-wilderness-sunrise/

Captured this one last year on a small outing with a friend who shares a mutual interest in photography. We headed to a spot that I frequent quite often, Flatside Pinnacle.

This place is so close to home that it's been my stomping grounds for a while now. Anytime I'm itching to do some last minute photography, this is where I head.

This particular evening was magical, to say the least. We arrived to find the sky absolutely covered with clouds. We were a bit dismayed by the atmosphere, but decided to hike up the pinnacle anyways; even with the bleak atmosphere the view is still pretty incredible.

When we reached the top we were greeted by a break in the clouds, just as the sun was setting. I'm not sure what made the atmosphere such a purpley color, but it sure did make for some outstanding photographs from Flatside Pinnacle.

Hope you enjoy this one. This one has been sitting on my hard drive for almost a year now, taken last September.