
We actually parked eight vehicles in a
two spot parking area! We're good! |

TAKAHIK at North Fork Illinois Bayou
in downtown Victor, AR
Ready for our 1-mile hike! |

The temperature was 30 degrees as we
started! |

Heidi made it first to The Mill Hole
Falls |

This would be our first stop before
our mighty
crossing of the North Fork! |

This is where we decided to cross?
Well, some of us decided! |

We soon realized this was going to be
more
difficult than we thought! |
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Kathy chose her own crossing!
Smart!!!! |

Yolanda decided to follow Kathy. |

Terrence got half way and turned
back.....
man it was COLD!!!! |

Joe was the last one to cross here.
About nine others decided to try up stream.
The rocks were a little loose and slick! |

However, Gloria decided she was going
to cross
no matter what, and she did! |

Rodger decided he was crossing too. |

It was Debra's turn next. |

Next was Scott. |

These folks were stranded on the other
side....
some changed their minds and crossed. |

John was determined that everyone was
coming across!
After 1-hour most of us got across....the rest went
on a hike of their own. |

Now after punishing ourselves
crossing
the creek, we punished ourselves climbing
a very steep mountain! |

Come on Dave, you're not that
much out of shape?
We were hiking up a horse trail and
horses don't believe in switchbacks! |

Our first view from the top....
looking down on North Fork |
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Some of those that made it to the
top...
there were others but they were already
exploring the cave. |
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The Orange Point |

This is the way to the cave......
it was Heidi's way! |

Entrance to Victor Indian Cave |

There is a neat chiseled hole inside
the cave
leading to a nice overlook porch on the other
side. |

Chris crawling through the hole |

You just had to be there! Right Lila? |
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Heidi the Adventurer |
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We were now looking for a geocache |

We know it is up here somewhere. |

Most of us gave up looking....
Mark didn't and he found it! |

Placed by FTF Captaincooder &
The Cacklers |

Geocache GC2XZFZ
"Above the North Fork"
We signed it and put it back. |

Too much fun on the mountain,
it was time to head down...
and cross that creek again! |

OK, here we go again! |

Glen. He is the one that told us about
this place. |

I think we almost lost John? |

A closer shot of John..... |

Mary getting ready. |

These were some of our rock builders.
John would soon have the creek full of rocks. |

....and here comes Mary. |

Meanwhile back down stream.... |

Adam didn't have any problems |

John made it look easy....of course
he was one of the ones that built the pathway! |

We only smiled once we made it
across....
did I mention the water was COLD? |

After 3-hours, we had hiked a total of
1-mile!
Are we good or what? |

Now back to The Mill Hole |

Is Lila trying to push Paula in? |

The Mill Hole
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David setting up his camera using a
primitive
tripod....but it worked. |

This was the shot he got! |

Once back at our vehicles, look what
Scott
found in the Illinois Bayou. Really!
We all went our separate ways.....some took a
shortcut home.....pictures to follow: |

We made a few stops on the way back
home.... |

Looking upstream on the North Fork
Illinois Bayou |

A lot of campsite along the Bayou |

Look what we found at the campsite... |

We tried to tell Lila it was not real! |

She was enjoying this way too much! |

And look what Heidi found at the
campsite... |

...and she was enjoying it way too
much! |

....and look what else we found! |

We were waiting for Heidi to fall
in....check some
later pictures! |

We hiked 1-mile, Mary Ann hiked
5-miles,
and she was pooped! |

Further downstream |

These are.... |

.....the later.... |

....pictures!!!! |

See.... |

....she was still smiling. |

She was cold so we wrapped her
in a space blanket.... |

One of our last stops was at Jones
Cemetery
(aka Jones-Prince Cemetery) |

G.S. Yates (Gabriel S. "Gabe" Yates)
B. Dec. 31, 1820, D. Dec. 14, 1881
Company B
Gray's Arkansas Battalion
Mexican War
(Which was fought between June, 1847-July
1848)
Gabe was a Minister who performed many marriages
in Pope County.
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Cpl. - Mark Prince
B. 1820, D. unknown
Company B
2nd Ark Calvary Civil War
(aka Co. E 17 AR Inf CSA)
Married to Cartherie Brewton |
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Many unmarked gravesites |
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