Mount Magazine -- the tallest peak in Arkansas -- was our next stop along the "explore the best of Arkansas" tour. We found a forest service campground at Cove Lake and scored a spot right on the Lake -- quite lovely for evening and morning relaxing!
Mount Mountain (like many here) is not what I think of as a mountain -- more a large, long, flat plateau. And while it is the tallest in Arkansas, it is only 2,753 feet atop the peak at Signal Hill. The forest here is a mix of hardwoods and a bit of pine. Due to last winter's severe ice storm, there are downed trees and branches EVERYWHERE.
The Park is famous for its multitude of butterflies, hang gliding records for Arkansas (140+ miles!!), and a few lovely birds. We saw ovenbirds, black and white warblers, and the magnolia warbler in brilliant breeding plumage looking like the masked bandit of the forest! Fun.
Oh yeah, and then there is that weather...
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| Blue Mountain Lake from Mount Magazine |
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| Hard to snap a butterfly! |
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| 1 state down and .....NO |
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| Note the map of Arkansas |
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