Below are a few photos of the campground the two RV Gypsies stayed at in 2012.

Below: When the two RV Gypsies first got out of their truck, they saw the biggest, most colorful lizard they have ever seen.

BUT WHEN KAREN DUQUETTE PHOTOGRAPHED IT AND IT DID NOT MOVE, THE TWO RV GYPSIES GOT SUSPICIOUS - RIGHT, IT WAS FAKE - A TOY! The joke was on them and probably on lots of other people!

The Buffalo River, located in northern Arkansas, was the first National River to be designated in the United States. The Buffalo River is slightly more than 150 miles in length, with the lower 135 miles flowing within the boundaries of an area managed by the National Park Service, where it is designated the Buffalo National River. The river flows through Newton, Searcy, Marion, and Baxter Counties, from west to east. The river originates in the highest part of Boston Mountains of the Ozarks, flows out onto the Springfield Plateau near the historic community of Erbie, and finally crosses the Salem Plateau just before joining the White River. The upper section of the river in the Ozark National Forest is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and is designated as a National Scenic River and a National Wild River.

The Buffalo National River was established by an Act of Congress on March 1, 1972, ending the recurring plans of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct one or more dams on the river. The National River designation protects natural rivers from industrial uses, impoundments and other obstructions that may change the natural character of the river or disrupt the natural habitat for the flora and fauna that live in or near the river. The National Park Service headquarters for the Buffalo National River is located in Harrison, Arkansas.

Below: Roark Bluff and the Buffalo River

Below: Beautiful fall foliage by the Buffalo River

Below: The water level was very low, but the water is very clear and clean!

The two RV Gypsies actually thought that they had never been to Arkansas before, but when they saw the Buffalo River, Lee Duquette said he remembered being here. So then Karen Duquette started looking through her photos and found out that they were actually at this same spot in 2006. Since that 2006 trip was taken at the same time that they went to a timeshare in Branson, Missouri, all the photos got filed under Branson, both on the computer and in Karen's brain. DUH! Anyway, here are some of the 2006 photos at the Buffalo River.

Below: More Flashbacks: Eureka Springs, Arkansas - March 14, 2006

Beaver Dam is located in the Northwest corner of Arkansas on the White River in the Ozark Highlands at mile 609, in Benton, Washington, Carroll, and Madison counties. The watershed basin for Beaver Lake covers 1186 miles (759,040 acres) and there are 449 miles of shoreline at the top of the conservation pool Project History.

Below: A scenic overlook and tower in Jasper, Arkansas

Below: Karen Duquette climbed up the tower. Lee Duquette did not. Lee did not take any photos of Karen here. Karen only took one of Lee down below,

Return to the Arkansas MENU for easy hiking trails, waterfalls, the Buffalo River (a National River), more fall foliage, and the Grand Canyon of the Ozarks.

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If you have seen all of the Arkansas places, continue on to Tupelo, Mississippi and see the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

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