AR Own Backyard is the RU-vid channel for ARownBackyard.com. www.arownbackyard.com is an Arkansas-centric outdoors blog focusing mostly on hiking, padding, cycling, and random outdoor adventures in Arkansas. We also have pages of information dedicated to helping beginners and visitors to our state find the information they need to plan their hike, float, bike ride, and more.
Hey! You were in my backyard. :) I've hiked all the trails and off trail at Bluffton. When the water is up, people definitely float the Archey Fork. The Bluff Line Loop (West and East that ties into Azalea Hollow) is my favorite. Something to note: wild hogs are plentiful, especially in the lower levels like Yellowcheek.
Hi! You said it's not too far from the parking to the water. What is the approximate time if you can remember, please? I'm trying to find a place to set up an overnight camp by that river. Thank you very much!
Hi @MK-qs2jw. Thanks for watching. The first water crossing is Blaylock Creek. It is only a couple hundred yards down the trail from the parking area...so maybe 5 minutes, max. On the other side of the creek are some great spots to camp (where others already have). I've added coordinates to water crossings in my blog post. The link for that is in my initial video description. Thanks for the comment!
@OliX_Treme it's one of my favorites too. I especially like it when I haven't ridden in a while and need some loops to get in riding shape (which is often for me, lol). The two short loops are perfect for that.
I would love to tube this. I sent some inexperienced friends down the upper Little River (way down from The Sinks, beneath The Elbow) on some good tubes one time... They had a blast, but were also very angry with me afterwards, lol.
@mattttyp6126 - first thing...this section of the river is currently(as of 8/25/24) floatable, but pretty low. So don't expect the same kind of flow that you see in this video. But to answer your question, I paid Wild Bill's to shuttle my truck to Rush and have it waiting for me. So I drove to Maumee and unloaded, and got on the river. Then Wild Bill's picked up my truck and drove it to Rush, and hid my keys.
@williamkoberick4197 haha, cool that you noticed that! I didn't even see it until I started editing video. It probably was a carp. Thanks for the comment!
@PoppaRyno it's a great area to be in! They just got a huge flood this past week and the Sylamore has already dropped out. Gotta catch it fast! But if you can, it's one of the best!
@@AROwnBackyard heck yeah, it dumped rain hard. I live not far from the Syllamore & Calico Rock Area. We just got done loading up to go yak the White River.
It definitely looks like it would be in this video. But I doubt there are any. I think it gets too low most of the year for trout to make it. I'm pretty sure it does not get stocked.
One night in 2008 our band rocked Sylamore Creek Campground so hard that we had the creek flowing backwards….I remember seeing the house on top of the mountain flicking it’s lights on and off as we rocked it…I couldn’t see anybody in the crowd but I could hear them…right by the bridge in Allison…I’ll never forget that night…
My own Backyard * Newton County arkansas up above Jasper Newton County arkansas love the Buffalo River..you must know that area too. If not check it out . Pelsor arkansas area has lot's in the area. My hike is everywhere in these mountains .so much Beauty and serenity.
@janinedahl-labbe9220 ohhhh yes! The Pelsor area is where this all began for me. There's so much great hiking around there! I've spent a lot of time hiking and floating around the Upper Buffalo areas from Kingston to Ponca, Compton, and Jasper. It's an outdoors treasure chest!
This looks like a great run for a beginner's trip. Planning on the Buffalo next Spring and your content/videos are the BEST I've found. Thank you for sharing😀
@shelliglasow609 Wow, thanks!!! I appreciate the kind comments! You're right, this one is a good run for beginners. Pretty much most of the Buffalo is though. Thanks for watching!
Cool video! Never been in that part of the world but watching others stuff on the Ozarks. Interesting how the pool of water at the bottom of the falls appears to be a blue/green color.
@milepost4846 that's pretty standard for most of the waterfalls, creeks, and rivers around here. Right after a big rain, the water will be brown and muddy. But after a couple of days, it clears up, and the sun hitting the sediment in the water makes it the emerald color. Makes for some great photos! Thanks for watching!
I guess I got lucky that day. I stopped by there on my way to float the Kings River. We floated Marble to Marshall Ford that weekend. That section was at 5.5 feet on the gauge. So you might check the river level on American Whitewater next time before you go.
@@AROwnBackyard good tip, I watched that float recently and wanted to do marble this weekend but it was low and I didn’t make it out. I’ve only done Marshall ford to rock house a couple of times but it’s a great float. Love your stuff man, hope to see you out there someday
@@2013074 I haven't done Marshall Ford to Rock House, but I'd like to do that one. Man, I appreciate the comments and thanks for watching! If you ever see a dude with a GoPro on his head floating on a green Pescador, please say hello!
Man I just did bakers ford to south maumee , bakers ford to 36°01'20"N 92°40'18"W then camped, then from there to south maumee, I was so exhausted holy hell, I was on a paddleboard with probably too much gear the weather last night was pretty scary, wind was going off and I didn’t have a rain tarp
@ryguyiskindofaflyguy Yikes! I didn't see what the weather was near the river but I know there were lots of thunderstorms and some tornadoes around the state the last few days. I definitely would've been hesitant to do an overnight last weekend. Glad it worked out for you though.
So cool to see the lower section! We did the ponca to pruitt stubbornly just to see what its all about. Lower buffalo next! That duffel is getting put to good use on the Buffalo!
@GatewoodBrown there is nothing stubborn about doing Ponca to Pruitt! That is still my favorite section of the river. I love the rapids and the scenery on that stretch. But I do think the remoteness of the Lower Wilderness area is perfect for the style of videos you like to do. Man, you've got to give me a shout when you're up this way! Let's do a float! And yes, I'm loving the duffel. I just realized I forgot to drop the links in the comments for this video. They are there now.
@@AROwnBackyard Exactly seemed like the 'postcard' section would be worth it even with some dragging. Turned out to be plenty of water and only dragged a select few times. The lower wilderness gets pretty remote which is cool, you did a great job showing it off. Maybe next year!
Lol this video is cute! Me and my best friend did the whole buffalo during flood stage this year in full rain and river surging! We did the whole buffalo in 6ish floating days! We left april 24, 2024 and hit buffalo city on may 2nd, 2024! Us and 4 other ppl were the only ppl on the river! We were flowing at like 8mph! And the corner after rush landing had 6-8 foot swells! That water is so flat and clear! If you want to know how to do the whole thing hit me up!
Lol y’all went into the white river like you were riding rapids! Lol in flood stage you can stick left and go to Rileys pull out no issues at all! Y’all had a super clean float with no debris rapids etc!…
lol...what? lol Dude, this was our first time down this stretch and we got all kinds of conflicting info on Clabber.,,,lol. I know now I could have paddled it just fine. I have a lot of newbies that watch these videos. I don't need to be encouraging less experienced paddlers to do something that leads to an accident. And our outfitter handling our shuttle prefers Cartney and we were fine with that. We were here for a chill float.
I've been looking at this stretch and was planning to go to Riley's. Have figured using a ferry maneuver would work. Is that what you did or did you paddle up stream on the White and then come down?
A good friend and I made that float every year for 20 years. We loved it for the fishing, scenery, and lack of day-trippers. Clabber Creek is a much easier float when the water is up, otherwise it has lots of big boulders that you have to dodge. Taking out downriver on the White was a good move. That current on the White, especially when the dam is generating, can be a real pain. Thanks for the video. Brings back lots of good memories for this geezer.
@michaelwiley3221 yeah, we had someone talk us out of Clabber. But after going around it, and learning that David made it on his paddleboard, I wish I had just paddled through. I will next time. This is definitely a quiet float with tons of scenery that I would do again. Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@BootsLee I wasn't sure what to expect. Our outfitter talked it up and talked us out of it. I AM a good paddler and realized afterwards I could have made it just fine. But I'm not going to get on here and encourage inexperienced paddlers to do it.
@AROwnBackyard I had a feeling you got talked out of it. I've watched your other floats in much rougher water. I used to do this float every year on Columbus day with a group of friends. We usually float down the White to Ships to get out.
@aliciarhae After floating through here, I see I definitely need to do some of the hikes around it. I'll have to check those places out. Thanks for the comment, as always!
@themarcusallen Thanks! Glad you like it. I actually don't know where the gauge is located. I just look at it on American Whitewater and the River App, both of which just list the level for the whole section from Barkshed to the White. But I'm like you, I want to go back and do the whole thing. I wish I had done it on that day because it was perfect!
@GatewoodBrown thank you my friend! Glad you like it. Not sure if I mentioned it, but you can overnight this river. Just check with the local outfitters on acceptable private property areas for camping. Also, I have a video coming up soon that you're gonna like. Rush to the White River on the Buffalo (2-nighter), and featuring the Remote Designs 60L Dry Duffel!
@@AROwnBackyard this is great river beta! I see you went at 5.9’, is that where you like to see the guage? Those bluffs look 80% the way there with out all of the Buffalo filming restrictions! We did Ponca to Pruitt last weekend and loved it. Can’t wait to watch your film too!
@@GatewoodBrown oh man, Ponca to Pruitt is probably my favorite stretch! Especially Ponca to Kyle's Landing. But I'm not familiar with the filming restrictions you mentioned. What's that? Do you mean for drones? As for the King's....I would say 5.5 to 6.0 for THIS section. As the level decreases, there are stretches further down river that are fine. I've not done those yet though. From what I understand, this section and maybe the section after this, are the most scenic.
@@AROwnBackyard thanks man I’ll keep those flow rates in mind. It goes beyond drones but because it’s a national park you have to get a bunch of permits if the video you’re making ends up on RU-vid. Very, very dumb. They basically made commercial filming regulations apply to anyone posting to social media
@@GatewoodBrown whaaaaaat???? Man, I've never heard of those regulations! I've got quite a few videos of the Buffalo River on my channel. I'm going to ask around to some of my outdoors blogging friends on that. Also, I don't think it is a National Park just yet. Still just a National River, to my knowledge. They are working on National Park status though. I could be way behind on that, but I think that's right.
Good healthy hike love the challenge coming back. My two boxers I'd take here with me hiking always..Thay loved the adventures just as much as me..they turned into True Mountain Dogs lol
Man this looks awesome 🤙 just did the buffalo for my first time now I'm looking for more in Arkansas. This one looks top of the list but a 4 and a half hour drive sadly.
It's definitely in my top 3 list! It's one you have to watch and be ready to go when it hits 3 ft. It drains fast. But if you can catch it, it's soooo worth it.
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"If you can get behind a waterfall, you should!" I totally agree! I went here with a friend last spring. We had our lunch down at the pool and I had to take a dip in to cool off. Beautiful place. Thanks for the video.
