Best of Mt. Nebo, Arkansas

The advantage of having so many different pictures to go through after a week's vacation is that I can usually find some that I REALLY like. The disadvantage is the time that it takes to go through over 800 pictures, categorize them into separate folders, and then pick and choose favorites...

Today, I'm showing you eight of my favorite Mt. Nebo pictures. Above is my favorite sunset picture (taken on Feb 24). I took this picture standing on our back porch at the cabin. Below are more.





We hiked down to see the Mt. Nebo waterfall---and were not disappointed. This is just one of many great pictures --but I like this one because you can see all of the ice and icicles around the falls, in addition to the rocks and path BEHIND the falls. Obviously, we couldn't walk behind the falls this time since there was WAY too much ice.






There were lots of deer on the mountain---and they were almost 'people-friendly'... IF I had have had some corn with me, I think this one would have come all of the way up to the car!






We have many icicle pictures ---but this is one of my fav's... Looks like some of them are 'curly'.... ha






Here's another gorgeous view from our cabin---looking down into the valley (and beyond). We loved that blue-blue-blue sky!!!!






One of the many rock formations all over Mt. Nebo; That looks like King Nebo himself at the top... See him?????? He's smiling!!!






Have you ever seen a "Stick Bug"??????? WELL---let me tell you---they grow them pretty huge up here, don't you think?????? ha ha






Finally, we drove to Sunrise Point about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, and look what we saw!!!! This sunrise was the beginning of a beautiful day!!!! You can see the reflections from the Arkansas River in this picture.

Hope you enjoyed eight of my favorite pictures from Mt. Nebo!!!! If you ever get a chance to visit there, we highly recommend it.

Hugs,

Back from Mt. Nebo, Arkansas

We are back after a wonderful week in one of our favorite places, Mt Nebo, Arkansas. Mt. Nebo is a state park not far from Russellville, Arkansas. The road up to the top of the mountain is steep---but once on the top, the terrain is flat. One reason we love this state park is its rustic feelings. The cabins are not too close together --and we are surrounded by lots of trees and forest areas. As I said before, this is our sixth visit to Cabin 60 on Mt. Nebo. And each time we go, the vacation just gets better and better.

This year, after a wicked, dreary, snowy, icy winter at home, we had some GREAT weather. (Thanks ARKANSAS PATTI!!!).... We desperately needed some blue skies and sunshine, and Arkansas did a good job of delivering that for us!!!! We spent one day checking out new waterfalls in the Ouachita National Forest. Another day was spent at Mt. Magazine and another one at Petit Jean State Park. We also enjoyed Mt. Nebo itself --and saw LOTS of deer this year along with some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.

You may or may not believe this, but since George and I both have new cameras, we BOTH went a little crazy taking pictures. I think we came home with over 850 pictures total... GADS---do you think we went a little nuts?????? ha ha ...... Now---how many of those pictures do you want to see????? (Don't answer that!!! ha ha)

Here are a few pictures of 'our' mountain and 'our' cabin. Above is the eastern side of Mt. Nebo --taken from the valley below. Click to enlarge in order to see the houses and buildings along the top of the ridge. Our cabin was on the other side of the mountain. There is a Sunrise Point and a Sunset Point on Mt. Nebo--although this time of year, we could see the sunset from our back door!!!! Below are more!






This was our cabin ---with a great view of the valley below. NOTE that beautiful blue sky!!!!






This is our little rock cabin ---taken from the back/side. The bedroom is straight ahead --and you can see the back porch and picnic area.






Here is a view from the other side of the cabin... You can see the smoke coming from the chimney. The cabin had a fabulous wood-burning fireplace. You can also see our wonderful Toyota Prius sitting out front. (Yes--we still love our Toyota!!!)






This is the view from our back porch... Gorgeous, isn't it????






One of my favorite parts of the cabin is the great fireplace.... I pull my rocking chair up close ---and enjoy the warmth it puts out!!!!! These cabins were built in the '30's by the Civilian Conservation Corps---and even though the cabins are now quite modern (including a hot tub), we enjoy much of the rock-work done by the CCC workers.






I will show more pictures of the cabin in a later post, but wanted you to see the main living/dining area. We sat in our rocking chairs each evening by the fireplace, enjoying the Olympics. What a Life!!!!!






Here's one more picture of Mt. Nebo from below. This one is for my horse-lover friend MISHA.

There's just so much more to say --but I'll stop for now. I did have internet service this past week---and tried to keep up somewhat with your blog posts, in the spare time I had. I hope all of you had a wonderful week---and hopefully, a great upcoming week also!

Hugs,