Boxley Valley

Shack in Boxley Valley
(Canon 1D Mark III, 300mm lens)

I went on a scouting drive through Harrison, south on 43, east on 16, then north on scenic highway 7 back to Harrison. The weather was rainy but the drive was still incredible. Several times along the route the views were as if I was flying by in an airplane.

Highway 43 just south of Ponca enters Boxley Valley. The valley contains several nineteenth century buildings and is included in the National Historic Register.

The valley is also home to a herd of about 500 elk that graze along the Buffalo National River. To my knowledge it is the only elk herd in Arkansas. At the elk information station the ranger told me they were looking into the possibility of splitting the herd with some going to the Ouachita mountains.