Last Hurrah of the School Year

My friends and I took a mini road trip on Tuesday. We drove two hours up the many mountains that Arkansas has and ended up in Blanchard Springs where there is a lake called Mirror Lake and a man-made dam that was built for an old mill that I believe stopped operating in the 1930s--I'm not sure what the history is, but here is some more info. 


This waterfall is on a pathway that was built off of wood bridges, this is more of a walkway than a hiking trail.

Mirror Lake that rests atop of the dam.


This is the dam turned waterfall.

The old mill that has been run over with water. Apparently the whole building once stood just a couple of years ago, but the other walls fell down and you can see them in the water. It's ultra-creepy, but oh-so-pretty.


From the window of the mill... Can you imagine working there and that being the view? I'm sure it didn't look like that when people were working here, but still. Oh, if trees could talk, they'd have stories to tell.


My friend took this picture of me while I tried to get closer to the waterfall to take pics.


My friend also took this picture when I pointed out the fish. It was a rainbow trout, so pretty! It was stuck on a fishing line and hook, so we tried to save it but the hook was too tricky and lodged in its throat--what my friend said.


Of course, I took plenty of Polaroids.


This trip was much needed before finals start. I have five papers to write..... UGH. Kill me now. The stress is back.