The Narrows

Just upriver from St. Joe, Arkansas "The Narrows" is one of the best places to climb up and view the Buffalo National River from above. Worn away on one side by the Buffalo and Richland Creek on the other all that remains of the bluff is a thin spine which rises steadily upwards, a fairly easy climb up but a slightly unnerving decent back down. 

 

As the fog begins to lift the last wisps outline the path the river takes through the hills of the Ozarks.

 

The view downriver, still under a light fog.

 

With the fog fully lifted you can start to make out "Skull Rock" around the bend, one of the most unique bluffs on the river.

 

The river has worn a series of small caves into Skull Rock large enough for boats to pass through.