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My friend Keith hit me up late in the afternoon and asked me if I wanted to get out of the house and go explore, he had never been to Kings River Falls and I figured it would be pretty quiet considering it was a weekday. We stopped at Caseys General Store, stocked up on snacks and hit the road. 

Last time I went to KRF *only a few weeks ago* it was on a Sunday afternoon after a week long rainfest. It was super crowded, but the nice thing about this place is that even when its really crowded, you can still find your own little quiet area and enjoy the waterfall.

This time, we took a route different from the one before. We drove through Huntsville which is a super small town that had a little mom and pop type pizza place I want to go back and check out whenever I have more time. The drive is beautiful, and I even mentioned to him that it seemed like a movie set, almost too perfect to be real. 

We got to the trail head around 5:45pm and there were about 6 other cars there. Its a 0.9 mile hike to the actual swimming hole, but its a very nice and gentle hike. Nothing too strenuous. There are a few spots along the way where you can push through some shrubs and have your own little private beach or swim spot which is nice, especially if you go on a weekend and there are a million people at the falls itself. 

When you finally get to the falls there are a few different places you can go. If you look to your left when you arrive you will see a little creek, if you follow the creek back about 0.6 miles you will come to another waterfall about 15 feet tall, im not sure if this waterfall has a name, Ill have to do some more research, but when we went it was barely flowing, still super pretty. You can also go straight, and kinda climb up the bluff which overlooks KRF. There are 2 little fire pits already up there, and since you’ll be above the trees its a great place to set up a tent and just stargaze throughout the night. 

With this only being within an hour of Fayetteville and an hour and half of where I live *Bentonville* I can see myself hitting this spot up, especially after a good summer storm. 

Dog friendly trails!!! The sign says no camping but I doubt there will be anyone out there checking. Theres also a cabin right near the trailhead that rents out 3 bedrooms for 200 a night with a beautiful meadow. love love love it. 

Well, we’re fucked. I don’t like any of the candidates so far. I mean all of the republican candidates are either corrupt or batshit insane. The democrats might as well have two good candidates. Hillary Clinton just follows the polls, and lies like a typical politician. Bernie Sanders seems to be the only good choice, and I don’t even agree with a lot of his positions.