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The Buffalo National River runs 135 miles through the Arkansas Ozarks and in October it becomes one of the most beautiful places in the United States. 🍂

It was designated the first National River in the country in 1972 — and it almost did not happen. The Army Corps of Engineers had plans to dam it at two locations, which would have flooded the lower river valley and turned it into a reservoir. A sustained effort by conservationists, local residents, and eventually Congress stopped the dams and created the National River designation instead — a protection that has kept it free-flowing ever since. The fight lasted years and came down to the wire. 🌊

What the preservation protected is extraordinary. The upper river above Ponca runs through a narrow wilderness valley where the bluffs exceed four hundred feet and the only way in is on foot or by canoe. The middle river around Steel Creek and the Kyle's Landing stretch has some of the most dramatic bluff scenery in the Ozarks. The lower river opens into wider bottoms with enormous sycamores and cottonwoods lining the banks. The water is cold and clear enough to drink in most stretches above the developed areas. In October when the color peaks and the crowds thin the Buffalo is as close to perfect as an Arkansas river gets. 🏕️ What is your favorite stretch of the Buffalo and what time of year do you run it?

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