Arkansas Easter Weekend Drive, a sketch

We started out in the rain

Low clouds on W-74
 

Road to Ponca
Buffalo River roaring
Up river valley to Mt Sherman

Green trees no leaves green bark
Rocks – green
Air – fresh
Center strip of highway – a washboard
Tires voomvoomvoom when hitting that line
Up into clouds – fog lights on, can't see a thing
Ribbons of smoky gray hanging from the top of sky

Green and blue canoes stacked 7 up – 2 deep
Camp Orr
Mt Sherman Assembly of God
Mt Sherman Fire Dept – Volunteer
Tan muddy cows, huge when lying down 
Circle of calves standing, pure white, no mud
Horseshoe Canyon Guest House
Buffalo River Ranch Resort
Lone horse lying down in field looking at us looking at her

Wild daffodils
Up and Up deeper into clouds
and  down   now
Steep and crooked with hairpin curves
Guard rails are serious business
Car waddles down one tire at a time

Ears popping
Low Gap


Cemetery and oodles of fake flowers
Church WPA with small children in sweet Easter clothes
Steel Creek Cabins   870-861-5890
Cabin #1 wrap around deck and  metal roof
Fantastic View
3 running leaping fawns in front of our car

Slow paced descent with breaks safely engaged
Crooked Highway – an apt Arkansas descriptor
Serious guard rails, again
Elk Crossing
Buffalo National River
More road curves – one direction and then the other
Bridge may ice in cold weather
Ponca
Cabins, Education Center,
Cedar Crest Lodge / Sleeps 18 – $870
Subaru coasts
Chopin CD in continuous play sounds frenzied
Dogs asleep in their beds in back
Lost Valley Canoe Service
General Store
No shirt No shoes No problem
 

Ponca to Boxley
Elk Overlook
Down to bottom valley
And we remembered the "bug cabin"
        Where Lady Bugs fell from the ceiling and
        The gas stove smelled like gas and
        We opened the window and
        The bugs flew out and
        We made love in the back bedroom and
        A  rooster crowed at 3:00am
Up and Up to Kingston on 21 North
Scenic Drive Up Up
Signs in opposite direction:
Very Crooked and Steep 11%
Break Check Area
And our favorite sign: Runaway Truck Ramp   
Another valley, another mountain
Dry Creek over flowing

Up Up more clouds into rain

Up Up can't see a thing

Wipers on then off
Flea Market next right
Ears popping

     Down Down
          Farms in valley
               Black angus grazing
                    School Crossing Ahead
                         Kings River

                              Black and white cows
Up
Down and

More signs

On the way to Berryville 
41 F. degrees