NANFA Mailing List Archive: NANFA-L-- Buffalo River Camp

NANFA-L-- Buffalo River Camp

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Mon, 23 May 2005 10:23:48 EDT

last call...Pre Convention Buffalo Camp

A couple years ago after visiting Bill Hoppe in YELLville i crossed the
Buffalo River on my way south to Little Rock. I found a neat snorkel site on the
Buffalo about a mile east of highway 65 called Shine Eye that offered free
primitive camping, safe parking, a wide sandy gravel bar to play on with
massive, beautiful cliffs dominating the far side of this scenic river. I snorkeled
in the cool water and it was beautiful, clear and wide. I saw the Arkansas
Saddled Darter which motivated me to ask Dave Nelly to illustrate it for this
year's shirt. It is not only a handsome darter but a unique fish to the
Arkansas and Missouri Ozarks. Suprisingly i also observed White Tail Shiners as i
see them way over here in Chattanooga. In my Peterson's i understand there are
2 distinct ranges for White Tails. Interesting and lots of other neat things
too, but i only had an hour or so that day. I'm heading back this year! Lots
of folks canoe this beautiful, clear river and its whole length seems to be
designated a national wilderness area. Very pristine.

We plan on camping for 2 nights, the Tuesday & Wednesday before the
convention, June 7 & 8. This is a perfect place to snorkel, rest, relax, camp and
watch the stars from.

This pre convention camping opportunity provides a good look-in-some Ozark
species thus freeing one up for a different convention foray as there will be 5
options on Friday and you can only do one that day!

If you have an Arkansas Gazeer check out page 25, 7i and you will see a red
road running east off of 65 just north of the river. This is the camping site
known as Shine Eye tho it is not labeled or even signed-in-the site. Just
follow the dirt road and it deadends-in-the parking site. Cabins are available
nearby and just back to the highway and northeast to Gilbert.

If your interested email me and let me know. We will work out weather
logistics, cell phone numbers and such.

some notes...
No outhouse-in-Shine Eye but the Tyler Bend Visitor Center and its
facilities are just across the highway.
The Buffalo River-in-Hwy 65 is about 2 hours north of little Rock.
I dont know the regulations for the Buffalo yet. It would be fun to pull a
siene. My simple desire is to snorkel and observe and relax. No collecting for
me-in-this time. I know people can fish there for small mouth, so i figure
other typical fishing regulations apply.

casper

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last call...Pre Convention Buffalo Camp

A couple years ago after visiting Bill Hoppe in YELLville i crossed the= =20 Buffalo River on my way south to Little Rock. I found a neat snorkel site on= the=20 Buffalo about a mile east of highway 65 called Shine Eye that offered free=20 primitive camping, safe parking, a wide sandy gravel bar to play on with=20 massive, beautiful cliffs dominating the far side of this scenic river. I=20 snorkeled in the cool water and it was beautiful, clear and wide. I saw the=20 Arkansas Saddled Darter which motivated me to ask Dave Nelly to illustrate i= t=20 for this year's shirt. It is not only a handsome darter but a unique fish to= the=20 Arkansas and Missouri Ozarks. Suprisingly i also observed White Tail Shiners= as=20 i see them way over here in Chattanooga. In my Peterson's i understand there= are=20 2 distinct ranges for White Tails. Interesting and lots of other neat things= =20 too, but i only had an hour or so that day. I'm heading back this year! Lots= of=20 folks canoe this beautiful, clear river and its whole length seems to be=20 designated a national wilderness area. Very pristine.

We plan on camping for 2 nights, the Tuesday & Wednesday befor= e=20 the convention, June 7 & 8. This is a perfect place to snorkel, rest, re= lax,=20 camp and watch the stars from.

This pre convention camping opportunity provides a good look-in-some Oz= ark=20 species thus freeing one up for a different convention foray as there will b= e 5=20 options on Friday and you can only do one that day!

If you have an Arkansas Gazeer check out page 25, 7i and you will see a= red=20 road running east off of 65 just north of the river. This is the camping sit= e=20 known as Shine Eye tho it is not labeled or even signed-in-the site. Just fo= llow=20 the dirt road and it deadends-in-the parking site. Cabins are available near= by=20 and just back to the highway and northeast to Gilbert.

If your interested email me and let me know. We will work out weat= her=20 logistics, cell phone numbers and such.

some notes...
No outhouse-in-Shine Eye but the Tyler Bend Visitor Ce= nter=20 and its facilities are just across the highway.
The Buffalo River-in-Hwy=20= 65=20 is about 2 hours north of little Rock.
I dont know the regulations for th= e=20 Buffalo yet. It would be fun to pull a siene. My simple desire is to snorkel= and=20 observe and relax. No collecting for me-in-this time. I know people can fish= =20 there for small mouth, so i figure other typical fishing regulations=20 apply.

casper