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Richland Creek Wilderness AreaHot summer morning hike to bluff action in the Richland Creek Wilderness Area
7/11/20
Let it be said that Richland Creek Wilderness Area is number one among Arkansa wilderness areas. It is in the top three, which includes the Upper Buffalo and Hurricane Creek. These are my choices, anyway. At 5:00 a.m. with 70° and mostly clear skies, the wall of leaves was entered. By sunrise, my bluff was at one with my boots. A fairly dense fog filled the valley leaving only portions of the mountainous terrain visible. This lifted in time, as fog does, and provided the full vista that I came for. A specified duration was spent there and when the ten o'clock hour was upon me, it was time to depart. The chance for rain that morning seemed to be based on invalid data, for none appeared. By around 11:30 with 83°, I exited the forest.
