Petit Jean State Park, centrally located in Arkansas, offers an abundance of things to do. My favorite is exploring the trails. The Boy Scout Trail starts at the Davies Stone Bridge by the group camping ground. This is a trail that is very easy at the beginning and has some spectacular scenery. It you are a novice and only go a little ways, you most certainly can. Or, you can take the whole trail...12miles. I like this trail when I don't have a lot of time, but still want to enjoy some nature time. During April, the water was running fast and furious down Cedar Creek. It was so loud, you couldn't hear anything but the rush of the water. There is a spot down the trail, after a wooden foot bridge where some boulders make for a great place for the water to flow. We stayed at that one location for at least an hour just listening to the water and taking pictures. One boulder in particular has a flat top...It lays right next to the creek and made for a great place to just lay down and enjoy. My sister taught me a little trick one time when we were in Washington state . Go to the edge of a cliff, or in this case the boulder and lay down and look over the side. It sounds crazy, but it does offer a totally different perspective and seems like you become one with the water. For those of you who are Tim Ernst fans, the geometric rock formation is the same rock formation he used for one of his new shots for his upcoming book. I took this way before I saw his picture of the same locale...It was neat to see though. Sometimes we photographers question why we shoot things sometimes. It is nice to have a sense of justification...I'm not the only soul out there that finds wonder in this scene! http://www.cloudland.net http://www.petitjeanstatepark.com
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