Exploring Northwest Arkansas: Tanyard Creek Nature Park

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Tanyard Creek Nature Trail in Bella Vista, Arkansas is a gorgeous place to visit, hike, bike or spend the day with the family. If seeing incredible waterfalls is your thing, this is the place for you. There are multiple sized waterfalls along the creek from Windsor Lake Dam on down. When you start at the parking lot, you can walk up a paved trail and over a David Weimer Trailhead Bridge.

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Then it turns into dirt trails. These trails are not hard, but they are rocky and have tree trunks, require occasional light climbing and going down short steep slopes. My Husband and I are senior citizens and my daughter is developmentally delayed, and we had no problems, as long as we were being careful.

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I haven’t been able to hike in almost 2 years, and my medical problems keep me in a wheelchair most days. In fact this was the first time I had walked more than a block, but I was willing to risk the consequences. You can bring your dog on the trails as well. If you do please bring a bag and clean up after your dog. Piles of poop on the trail were gross! As you go straight up the trail there will be a sign on the left that says “waterfall”. If you go down there you will find the creek and a small waterfall, very beautiful.

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Come back out, continue straight up to the top, there will be a road, walk down to the left to the end. You will pass Lake Windsor on your right on your way. So worth it… .Then go back down. You will find the Dam with a large waterfall and the creek. Fantastic! Continue down and you find more large waterfalls. We went back the same way and the whole thing was only 2 miles. It was a great day! And when I got home I had received my Google Local Guide socks from Germany! Five years as a Local Guide and I am out of the LGBFC! ( Local Guides Barefoot Club) So excited for this perk!

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@TravellerG @CAAG1959 @Kwiksatik @KashifMisidia

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I also wanted to tag @AdamGT and @MortenCopenhagen in case they were interested. And about my sad, or not so sad departure from the LGBFC, @PennyChristie !

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:socks: A little birdie tells me you are out of the LGBC (Local Guides Barefoot Club) hooRAY! That’s great news :partying_face:

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@PennyChristie I am! My footsies are no longer bare!

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Hola @lynneannec admiro el espíritu de tu familia, son ejemplo de resiliencia. Que buena publicación, las fotos están sensacionales y que lindo el lugar.

“Ida” les robó parte de sus vidas, pero verles las caras de felicidad, llena el alma.

Espero que la adaptación al nuevo hogar y a la nueva vida sean lo más prontas posibles.

Me alegro que hayas vuelto a caminar, espero que lo sigas haciendo, más ahora que tienes calcetines nuevos :socks::socks::socks::face_with_hand_over_mouth:.

Saludos desde Uruguay.

:uruguay: :uruguay: :uruguay:

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The socks made the day @CAAG1959 !

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Más allá de los calcetines, que está bueno que el ego reciba un mimo, me quedo con tu historia de vida y ver como la continúan con alegría y felicidad

Saludos desde Uruguay.

:uruguay: :uruguay: :uruguay:

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Another great post… Dear @lynneannec

Oh… Congratulations for your swag… Google Socks.!!!

Happy to know that you were very happy…

All the shots are really impressive.

Great post with enjoyable narration.

Best wishes…

:+1: :+1: :+1:

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Does anyone know if you can get married at the waterfall? My mom is looking for a small intimate place to get married and they love the outdoors, seems like the perfect spot!