On Friday, I started the day out at 6 am headed for the AR River spent approximately 2 1/2 hours there looking for whatever I could find. Flowers and geese and people were plentiful.
Then I headed for the Ozarks. I had a class that I had to attend on Saturday so I was going up to make sure I was there on time it started at 6:30 AM at Steeleman Creek and I had no idea where that was and from reading my email I thought sure it was close to Deer. Not So! It was over 23 miles away from Deer and I was 15 min late. But those men were very forgiving. There was eight of them and one of me. That could have had something to do with it. But before that I had tried to find a motel room--who would have thought the very weekend I was going to be there so was over 200 Father&Son Canoe members and a Motercycle group coming through (approximately 150 members) 10 minutes before the lady at the restruant I was in had called to ask if anything was available (all the hotel/motel/KOA's had a telephone chain to tell if anyone had a room/place open for the night or weekend) and There Was NONE to be Had BUT just seconds before she called for me (just todouble check) a cabin became open and I got it but it was 28 miles from that point. I ask where Steelecreek was a man told me to go back to Deer and turn right at the road and go about 3 miles back and I would come to the creek so I was all set for tomorrow. The next morning I got up and drove the 28 miles back to the restrurant and then the 11 miles to Deer to find out that that wasn't SteeleCreek. It was 6am at that time. Franticly, I called the house of the instructor and told his wife my problem and she told me to go back to 174 (34 miles) and turn left and go till I ran into the BIG sign telling where to turn. (The sign would have the words plus an arrow on it telling me where to turn) I ask her to call her husband and tell him I was on my way. I was only 15 min. late.
It was worth all the trouble I went through: Having to stand in the creek, Having wet feet all day, Sitting inside on a beautiful day, All the great barbecu we had to eat and the HOT HOMEMAD Oatmeal cookies we had to eat.
They were Great!
Then around 5pm I headed back toward Little Rock. While driving back I thought about all I had heard and the seen in just those 10 hours. In the first 10 minutes I had learned to do something that made me feel like this whole weekend was worth every penny I had been out for this class. I had learned a new and easier way to set my focus on my camera and I was excited to try it out.
Early the next morning (around 6) I headed back to AR River and guess what was visiting. I never expected to see NOT One but Seven Pelicans.
Can you believe this in ARKANSAS!
The rest of the week I shot photos of Birds and Flowers and it has been a very relaxing time which I was read for.
Have a great week in the Wilderness!
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