A Boy And His Adventures In Nature

A lil bit of Tom Waits puts me just in the right mindset for writing! This next group of photos is from a place that might as well be considered local for myself and the Fayetteville people. The name of it is Lincoln lake, and its quite the spot! Its a muggy, buggy, snakey lake that offers so much more than unpleasantness. The rock, as well as the ecological formation makes it one of Northwest Arkansas Hidden gems.

Fun Fact: Lincoln lake served as the main water supply for the following towns: Lincoln, Prairie Grove, Morrow, Evansville, Cain Hill, and Stroms Arkansas. It is a man-made lake that was accomplished by building a landmass damn that backed up not one, but TWO streams, producing this fantastic spot!

And here we go!!!


fruuuuuuuuuuuustrated

As I've mentioned before, hiking is by no means my only passion. For the past four to five years, climbing has completely consumed my life. There is something about the sense of satisfaction, looking at a huge obstacle, and realizing that i can overcome it.
The Following were taken at Samss Throne in Newton County Arkansas.

Fun bit of info about the Throne; Sam Davis was a man(obviously) who lived in the late 1800's that moved to the Mt. Judea area. He and his family originally lived in the surrounding hills. As the story goes, Sams son was killed by a gang of moonshiners, and thus drove the man to the brink of insanity. Because of this tragic event in his life, Sam started to preach to the valley that lies underneath what is considered the "Throne"(its actually a butte type rock formation). Looking down into the valley these days, there are only a few farms to be seen... so mental illness had to play a part in his justification of his actions. Regardless of his intent, Sam spent the remainder of his years scouring the hills around this location for signs of his son and the moonshiners. Because of his delusions, locals started rumors that he was actually hoarding gold from previous prospect ventures out west. To this day, on warm sunny days, you can find people with trowls and metal detectors searching for his hidden treasure.

With that fun story out of the way, here are das pictures!