My mom was an Arkansan, but she was located in the north central part of the state, near the White River. It is a pretty state.

Hi, samantha90, nice to see you. Thanks for coming.

Earnest, thanks for the nice comment.

Doug, thank you for the nice comment. Yes, the CCC did some very fine work. My dad was in the CCC prior to his marriage to my mom and my birth, but I don't know what projects he was part of. He lived in north Arkansas, so perhaps he was at Devil's Den.

pumakat and Dalek, thanks for coming and the nice comments.

photophile, thank you for the 2 thumbs. Glad you liked it.

kpmac, thank you. It's a nice little park.

I was able to install LR6 but with a 1-month trial period. I'm suspecting that means my license key is not on file at Adobe (although I used to have one). LR6 doesn't like my newer lrcat files, but I had a couple of older ones to use.

I found a LR6 that I could install, with a 1-month trial period. Not sure what will happen now.

I’m way behind on responses here, too.

nimbushopper, it was a fun place. Nice to see you.

jaymatt, thanks for the 2 thumbs!

DougS, thanks for your nice comment.

jederick, thanks for the 2 thumbs!

Earnest, thank you very much.

J-SPEIGHT, thank you for the 2 thumbs!

dj moore, I guess so. I think they breed them there, too.

jrvinson45, yep. Thanks for coming!

Huh, I’m way behind on responses. I think maybe I’m not getting notified of posts.

Hi, nimbushopper! Thank you for coming!

jaymatt, thanks for the 2 thumbs!

tomad, I don’t think I’ve seen you before. I didn’t have time for the submarine, unfortunately.

jederick, thanks. I’m pleased you enjoyed it (I’m hoping for Heaven, too.)

Earnest, nice to see you. Thanks very much.

srfmhg, thanks a lot. I’m glad you liked it.

J-SPEIGHT, thanks for the 2 thumbs!

weberwest, nice to see you! Thanks very much.

PAR4DCR, it was fun. Thanks for coming.

Vince68, thank you very much. I’m glad you liked it.

Bubalola, so nice to see you. Thanks for the thumb!

jederick, I wasn't a member here when i took that picture, so didn't know you. Thanks for the compliment.

LestheK, thanks for the nice comments. I did enjoy my visit.

Wingpilot, nice to see you. Thank you for the nice comment. I do like to share.

Mike D., thank you very much. I'm pleased you liked them.

srfmhg, nice to see you! I'm happy you enjoyed my pictures. Thanks.

Devil’s Den State Park
In October of 2010 I made a short visit to the Devil’s Den State Park near Fayetteville, Arkansas. It’s an interesting place, built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and contains a number of nice rock structures. There are several hiking trails, but I’m not s hiker and didn’t do them. My dad lived in Arkansas and worked in the CCC in the 1930s – I’ve wondered if he was on the build crew here.
And now a few pictures.
The Visitor’s Center
DSC_7036 by David Casteel, on Flickr (the entrance)

DSC_7039 by David Casteel, on Flickr (repairs to the exterior)

DSC_7037 by David Casteel, on Flickr (sign inside)

DSC_7038 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Southern Prairie Asters)

Scenes at the Lake
DSC_7040 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Tribute to the builders)

DSC_7041 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Statue of a CCC worker)

A “Bat Shelter”
DSC_7042 by David Casteel, on Flickr (“Bat Shelter”? No caves nearby?)

The Stone Dam
DSC_7046 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7048 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7044 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7047 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Warning sign)

The Bridge to the Park
DSC_7049 by David Casteel, on Flickr

The Overlook Shelter
DSC_7051 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7058 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7057 by David Casteel, on Flickr

DSC_7052 by David Casteel, on Flickr (Folks enjoying the view)

DSC_7053 by David Casteel, on Flickr (View from the Shelter)

DSC_7055 by David Casteel, on Flickr (some oak leaves)

I believe that Land equipped cars with headlights that had diagonal polarization (at a 45° angle) and windshields and rear windows with similar polarization. The light from one's car was polarized properly for coming through its windshield, but greatly diminished that from cars heading toward it. The rear polarization prevented blinding from cars behind. The problem with it was that it was frightfully expensive -- making windshields and rear windows that were polarized all over costed a lot of money, and the benefits only resulted if every car were so equipped.

Nice! I love Bougainvillea. #2 is special.

She might not have made it to jail.

Fine shots of the Aurora!

It's nice and very "artsy", but I'd prefer just a little more illumination of the arm art.

jaymatt, thanks for the thumbs up!

DougS, yes they are. They are more impressive in person.