My Favorite Pictures of Fall 2025

November 20, 2025

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A panorama of fall colors and fog at an overlook near Steel Creek in Newton County. 

A panorama of fall colors and fog at an overlook near Steel Creek in Newton County. 

On the early morning of October 29th, I hiked along the Buffalo River Trail from Steel Creek. I started off my hike in the dark so that I can reach an overlook of the Buffalo River Valley. I was treated to areas of fog at first light. 

A panorama of fall color and fog at first light in the Ponca Wilderness 

A panorama of fall color and fog at first light in the Ponca Wilderness 

A boulder in the Buffalo River just below Steel Creek during late October. 

A boulder in the Buffalo River just below Steel Creek during late October. 

On the return hike, I would take the Old River Trail along the Buffalo River back to Steel Creek. 

The Buffalo River flows beneath fall colors at Bee Bluff near Steel Creek campground. 

The Buffalo River flows beneath fall colors at Bee Bluff near Steel Creek campground. 

Fall colors alongside the Buffalo River near Bee Bluff in late October. 

Fall colors alongside the Buffalo River near Bee Bluff in late October. 

Early morning sunbeams move across the Upper Buffalo Wilderness in November. 

Early morning sunbeams move across the Upper Buffalo Wilderness in November. 

Looking toward the Boxley Valley from the Upper Buffalo Wilderness. 

Looking toward the Boxley Valley from the Upper Buffalo Wilderness. 

Aerial photo of the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. 

Aerial photo of the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. 

Cypress trees along the shore of Harris Brake Lake in Perry County. 

Cypress trees along the shore of Harris Brake Lake in Perry County. 

Aerial view of Rattlesnake Ridge with Pinnacle Mountain in the background.  

Aerial view of Rattlesnake Ridge with Pinnacle Mountain in the background.  

An autumn view of the Flatside Wilderness from Flatside Pinnacle. 

An autumn view of the Flatside Wilderness from Flatside Pinnacle. 

Located roughly halfway between Dardanelle and Hot Springs, Forked Mountain is one of my favorite mountains in Arkansas. It is a more backcountry version of the highly visited Pinnacle Mountain near Little Rock.

Sunlight shines on Forked Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. 

Sunlight shines on Forked Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. 

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