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We began the hike to Antenna Pine Overlook from the Compton Trailhead in Compton Arkansas. This is the trailhead that also includes the hike down to Hemmed In Hollow Falls.…

The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is the largest woodpecker in North America. It is a colorful bird with its striking red crest and white feathers contrasting against the large black…

In this post, we want to bring you one of the easiest waterfalls you can visit in the Ozarks. Falling Water Falls is easy to visit because it is right…

As many of you who read our posts know, we are working hard to get our mushroom farm up and running. Oysters are some of the mushrooms we are growing,…

The cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, is a flowering plant in the Bellflower family. It is related to another member of the bellflower family, the American Bellflower. The cardinal flower is…

The Jerusalem Artichoke, also called sunchoke, blooms during the late summer and into fall in the Ozarks. You may have looked at and appreciated this large yellow flowering plant without…

This review looks at the Arkansas Waterfalls Guidebook by Tim Ernst. If you are looking for a guide to a vast number of waterfalls in the Natural State this book…

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a plant in the milkweed family that blooms with showy orange flowers during the summer. Butterfly weed is a species of milkweed that is loved…

Aster flowers begin to bloom during summer and continue to bloom until frost comes in the fall. Keep reading to find out about these colorful and useful wildflowers. What are…

Have you been driving in the Ozarks and noticed all the light blue flowers blooming along the highways and in the pastures? That, my friends, is common chicory. Yes, that…