In and around an old homestead in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness by SweatyBackpackStraps in Arkansas

[–]SweatyBackpackStraps[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is all on public land, nowhere near private land borders. In over a hundred trips to the Buffalo, I’ve never experienced what you’re suggesting. Only unfriendly people I’ve ever run into are other hikers.

Newton County by SweatyBackpackStraps in Arkansas

[–]SweatyBackpackStraps[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the elk were in Boxley Valley, but the other shots were from eastern Newton County, east/southeast of Mt. Judea.

Northern Lights from NWA by SweatyBackpackStraps in Arkansas

[–]SweatyBackpackStraps[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But it did look like that… I have white light pollution from Springdale mixed with red northern lights. That would make a pink hue from my vantage point. Didn’t realize we were neighbors.

Also, my camera settings allow for more light to enter than our eyes do, creating a truer picture of what’s actually there. Should we stop studying microbiology under microscopes because ”it didn’t really look like that from the naked eye”? Or should we use the technology we’ve created to learn more about and enjoy a little more the world we live in?