Cossatot Falls — Attraction in Mena

Once upon a time someone convinced my extra thick milkshake to sit onna weathered, cloth hammock. It ripped. I fell. She laughed. Never again, right?! Right.

10 years later, I meet lots of hikers who hammock and ask me why the hell I dont...

Fear. Fear and fat, bro.

Then! I met folks who have been hanging themselves in Nylon cocoons for years, who assured me I wouldn't hit the ground. Their hammy would hold my milkshake. And I'll be damn, it did!

So now like a month after triumph, I'm the happy owner of 2 hammocks and thissin has a bug net.

Get out of your...

Went with a group of adults and children, we got to go snorkeling. It was a wonderful experience to discover the life that lives under the rocks, and getting to have schools of minnows swimming around you. The interpreter that did the your got excited when she or someone else found something such as a water penny, May fly larva, or snails. The interpreter would even show it to those that were still on the bank to keep them involved. What a great experience to do as a family or as a group. It's a must do...

This is the best least known place in this part of Arkansas. Arguably the best place in Arkansas to me. I love nearby thank God, and go here often. Water was down lower than I've ever seen it all summer and it wasn't quite so alluring, but since the last rains this August it had been wonderful once again. Good spots for children as well as danger for the adventurous. There are many many falls of all sizes. Clean...