Arkansas Hiking Photo: The Week of Paradoxes

Shores Lake Hiking Photo

This week’s photo was taken along a beautiful hiking trail that heads off into the woods from the Shores Lake Campground.  Shores Lake is located about 15 miles north of Mulberry, Arkansas in the Boston Mountain Ranger District of a national forest.  As you can see, it is a gorgeous place to take a hike.

I love this photo because the scenery behind me looks like a fake backdrop.  The way the flash lit me up, it appears that I’ve been superimposed.  However, I can assure you that no one has altered this picture with Photoshop or anything else.  This is the way it came out of the camera and yes, the scenery truly is as beautiful as it appears.

The best time to hike the Shores Lake loop is either early Spring or late Fall when it is cool.  Also, it helps if the area has received a decent amount of recent rainfall.  The whole experience is just better if the vegetation is green and the creeks are flowing.

The Paradoxes I Discovered This Week

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.  ~ Niels Bohr

A paradox is a statement of contradiction.  I’m a thinker so I love a good paradox.  Here are a few articles that have helped me think this week.

• Take More Time to Get Less Stuff Done
• How To Budget After Losing Your Job
• Give Yourself a Break – and Become More Productive
• Why I’ve Decided to Be Wrong More Often
• 10 Reasons Not to have a Will

I hope you enjoy this week’s photo and paradoxes.  May they inspire you to think and spur you to action.  Have a great weekend!

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