Author Archives: Roger

When it’s complete, the Delta Heritage Trail will extend 84 miles, from just west of Helena to Arkansas City. After leaving Mississippi River State Park, I drove 20 minutes to the headquarters for the trail, at the Barton Trailhead. The … Continue reading →

One of my birding goals, still unrealized, is to see a Swainson’s Warbler in Arkansas. A couple had been reported recently from this park near Helena, and I drove down early on Thursday to see them. The birds were my … Continue reading →

Woolly Hollow is the closest state park to my house, and I go there often to bird and hike. It’s named for the Woolly family who moved to Arkansas from Tennessee in 1852. Martin Woolly, son of the original settlers, … Continue reading →

If you picture in your head what a state park might look like, you will never picture this place. Located in Des Arc (“The Bend”), a small town with a dead town feel, the “park” consists of one metal building … Continue reading →