White County Rainbow

On Mother's Day, we drove up to Searcy to visit my In-Laws, and so that Jonah could also spend the day with some of his favorite mothers (besides Caroline, that included his Grandmama and his 92 year-old Great-Grandmother, "Gaga"). As we were heading home, we had to pull the car over since there was a nice rainbow stretching across some storm clouds off in the distance.



Of course I managed to forget to bring my big camera with me on the trip to Searcy, so I had to rely on the iPhone camera to get these. It did a pretty job at least.

West of West Little Rock

We were driving around the western edge of Pulaski County, which once you leave the Little Rock city limits turns into a mixture of woods and huge homes (which were probably built back when no one thought the suburbs would have stretched out so far). There are a few neat little spots out here, including this old covered bridge over a small creek.



Next we managed to drive by this random little art display, where someone had decorated a line of discarded tree stumps. I'm assuming they were bunnies since Easter was just a few weeks ago?





I didn't dare get any closer to get better pictures, since a sign on the fence warned me to keep away...



...Which I wisely heeded since I figured that if I were to trespass the bunnies would defend themselves like this. Better to be on the safe side.

Rock Creek

The vast majority of waterfalls in Arkansas are located in the Ozark, which means that if you want to hike you have to start out with a bit of a drive out of Little Rock. Luckily there are a few hidden waterfalls right here in Central Arkansas, including one on Rock Creek as it flows through the suburbs on the far western edge of the city.



The falls are on private property (I had permission to take these pics), but you can actually see them from a bridge on Kanis Road.

Falling Water Creek

I wish I knew who was in charge in giving Falling Water Creek its name, because they did a great job with it. It is a very accurate and apt name - the creek tumbles over several beautiful waterfalls as it makes its way towards its confluence with Richland Creek. One of those waterfalls is Six Finger Falls, which isn't very tall but it stretches wide across the entire width of the creek.





The crown jewel of the creek is Falling Water Falls, which is a scenic little spot (although one that does seem like it's getting too popular now). I was shocked to drive by and not see a single other person there, which is so rare it's like finding a diamond. So I pulled over and hurried to get a few pictures while I had the place to myself.

Keefe Falls

This has been a really good Spring for waterfalls, with lots of rainy days providing lots of fuel for lots of waterfalls. So a few weeks back I decided to make a quick trip up to the Ozarks to try to see one waterfall, which was completely dry the last time I hiked to it. The falls were Keefe Falls, which sit near Falling Water Creek. Like the name suggests, there are lots of places with falling water along this creek.



The trail to Keefe Falls is pretty short and is fairly easy. The trail follows and then runs above a small creek, which drops by and frolics past several large boulders.





There were lots of wildflowers blooming along the trail, including this patch that had a grand view overlooking the creek.



It was a nice day to be out in the woods, and I was surprised that I didn't see anyone else out along the trail. But the trail does appear to be fairly popular with horseback riders (you have to be careful and watch your step in a few places because the horses have left a few little surprises along the trail for hikers to step around).



The trail soon reaches Keefe Falls, which is 78 feet tall and sits at the end of a scenic little grotto.







And one last shot of the lush vegetation surrounding the trail along the way back to the car, which made for a scenic little hike.