After spending 2 and 1/2 weeks in Red Bay, Alabama, getting various repairs done to the motorhome, we started traveling west again. One of our stops was a few days at the Aux Arc COE Campground near Ozark, Arkansas. Aux Arc (pronounced "oh ark") was named by French fur trappers for a section of the Arkansas River. Over the years, Aux Arc evolved into the name Ozark.
The Aux Arc COE Campground is associated with the Ozark Lake dam, one of the dams along the Arkansas River.
Since Ozark Lake is part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, all of the dams have a shipping lock capable of handling barges up to 600 feet in length. We saw a few barge "tows" being moved by a "pusher tugboat".
Looking across the lake from the campground just before sunset
There happened to be a lot of white pelicans on the lake that were passing through during their fall migration.
Mockingbird at sunset
We sometimes saw a Great White Egret.
This was one of its successful fishing attempts.
While in the campground, we were told about nearby Mount Magazine, the highest point in Arkansas. Since it was the end of October and the weather was clear, we decided to visit the mountain and look for fall color.
Views from the top of Mount Magazine
Fall color
At one of our stops we found this great Walking Stick insect.
Nice shots, Art! The walking stick insect is fascinating!
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