After Izard County's first sustained rainfall since the Spring of 2012, the EIC Crew visited two waterfalls near Gid.
Showing posts with label Gristmill Waterfall at Gid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gristmill Waterfall at Gid. Show all posts
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Announcing: Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour!
Update! Video added below
Update! Google Map added below!
It's time for the big announcement!
On Saturday, April 28th 2012, your Exploring Izard County Crew will be hosting our Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour.
The hot young band, "Don't Stop Please" will be entertaining participants with acoustic sets at all three tour locations: The Dodd Hole; The Gristmill Waterfall at Gid; The Gid Waterfall.
The Road Trip will be in two segments:
1) Off-Road Trail Ride to Dodd Hole 10am - 11:30am
Note - This segment has been separated from the rest of the tour for an important reason: The trail to Dodd Hole is VERY rough and will require a Pick-Up Truck or SUV to traverse it. Please! Drive your low-clearance vehicle at your own risk!
2) Road Trip and "Rolling Concert" Tour to The Gristmill Waterfall and the Waterfall at Gid 12pm - 3pm
Note - All vehicles welcome!
We will have pic-nic on the grounds of the Gid Waterfall and encourage everyone to bring swimming attire! We want to get you SPLASHED!
As with all of our Road Trip events, we will have limited space available. Please! Contact us ASAP to reserve your spot on this unique tour!
Those who register for this event will receive a packet with a map, schedule, and more details once the tour is filled.
We hope you will "please yourself" and mark your calendars for April 28th! Then come join EIC and DSP for this wonderful opportunity to hear meet a talented group of youngsters who are making big waves on the Arkansas music scene at three of Izard County's most beautiful locations!
View Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour featuring "Don't Stop Please" in a larger map
Update! Google Map added below!
It's time for the big announcement!
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| Don't Stop Please |
The hot young band, "Don't Stop Please" will be entertaining participants with acoustic sets at all three tour locations: The Dodd Hole; The Gristmill Waterfall at Gid; The Gid Waterfall.
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| Dodd Mill Hole and Falls |
The Road Trip will be in two segments:
1) Off-Road Trail Ride to Dodd Hole 10am - 11:30am
Note - This segment has been separated from the rest of the tour for an important reason: The trail to Dodd Hole is VERY rough and will require a Pick-Up Truck or SUV to traverse it. Please! Drive your low-clearance vehicle at your own risk!
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| Gristmill Waterfall |
Note - All vehicles welcome!
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| Gid Waterfall |
As with all of our Road Trip events, we will have limited space available. Please! Contact us ASAP to reserve your spot on this unique tour!
Those who register for this event will receive a packet with a map, schedule, and more details once the tour is filled.
Please contact us at:
hillbillyizard@yahoo.com or by phone at (870) 656-4835
We hope you will "please yourself" and mark your calendars for April 28th! Then come join EIC and DSP for this wonderful opportunity to hear meet a talented group of youngsters who are making big waves on the Arkansas music scene at three of Izard County's most beautiful locations!
Dodd Mill Hole and Falls
View Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour featuring "Don't Stop Please" in a larger map
Monday, November 01, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Video: Pioneer Day Weekend Visit to the Waterfalls of Gid
A couple of weeks back, we posted an article and photos from our visit to the Waterfalls at Gid with Sherry, Kathy, and Marion. Following is a video from the clips we got while out with this delightful group!
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Southern Spring Splash!
On Friday, Rick and I joined Sheri G. and her friends, Cathy and Marion from the Fayetteville area, for lunch at the Gid Waterfall before also visiting the Gristmill Waterfall nearby. Sheri (who is Rick's big sister) and Cathy were classmates and close childhood friends.
Cathy, who was raised in Izard County, had visited the Gid Waterfall as a teenager and happened to see it on our site a couple of years ago. We were happy to have been able to take her and her husband to see both waterfalls and both Rick and I thoroughly enjoyed their company...as well as their absolutely scrumptious chicken salad!
Cathy, who was raised in Izard County, had visited the Gid Waterfall as a teenager and happened to see it on our site a couple of years ago. We were happy to have been able to take her and her husband to see both waterfalls and both Rick and I thoroughly enjoyed their company...as well as their absolutely scrumptious chicken salad!
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Homage to Winter in Anticipation of Spring!
Excitement builds each year for us at EIC at each chance of a good snow. Driving the backroads of Izard County when the hills are blanketed in snow gives one a similar feeling as stepping out on the town with your hot-clad sweetheart!
A "similar feeling" because, unlike a night out with your beautiful soulmate, one is most likely glad when an icy rendezvous is over.
An encounter or two per year satisfies the lust for snowy drives!
Therefore, in the hope of Redbuds and Dogwoods, we pay homage to Winters past while inviting glorious Spring!
The video below is compiled of photos and video from the winters of 2007-2009.
ENJOY!
A "similar feeling" because, unlike a night out with your beautiful soulmate, one is most likely glad when an icy rendezvous is over.
An encounter or two per year satisfies the lust for snowy drives!
Therefore, in the hope of Redbuds and Dogwoods, we pay homage to Winters past while inviting glorious Spring!
The video below is compiled of photos and video from the winters of 2007-2009.
ENJOY!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Coleman House
The Coleman House stands along what was once known as Coleman Lane. This is the very home where Little Johnny Lee spent his last night before succumbing to the elements during a fierce winter-storm in 1886. Little Johnny (around 10-years old), along with Nathan Bailey (18 years-old),was sent to the Gristmill near Gid by Johnny's father despite stern warnings from the boy's mother, relatives, and friends.
The story is related in a song written by Rev. John Crafton who was the very first pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church just down the road from the site of the mill.
Here is an excerpt:
Then Nathan started back for Uncle Sam's; his load was not so light.
It was getting very late and they had to stay all night.
Now Johnny said to Nathan, "Think that I am beat,
For I am very hungry and nothing yet to eat."
The boys got their supper and lay upon the floor,
And they almost froze to death, they slept so near the door.
When morning came, they started for home, but the saddest is not yet.
They heard it said to them, it was time for them to get.
The boys started on together; they traveled with might and main.
It took them just one hour to go through Coleman's Lane.
-From the song Little Johnny Lee Rev. John Crafton, 1886
Little Johnny's father paid for his bad judgment by spending 3-years in prison.
The story is related in a song written by Rev. John Crafton who was the very first pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church just down the road from the site of the mill.
Here is an excerpt:
Then Nathan started back for Uncle Sam's; his load was not so light.
It was getting very late and they had to stay all night.
Now Johnny said to Nathan, "Think that I am beat,
For I am very hungry and nothing yet to eat."
The boys got their supper and lay upon the floor,
And they almost froze to death, they slept so near the door.
When morning came, they started for home, but the saddest is not yet.
They heard it said to them, it was time for them to get.
The boys started on together; they traveled with might and main.
It took them just one hour to go through Coleman's Lane.
-From the song Little Johnny Lee Rev. John Crafton, 1886
Little Johnny's father paid for his bad judgment by spending 3-years in prison.
Monday, January 05, 2009
Izard County Southern Falls Tour
Sunday afternoon, we had the pleasure of showing off the waterfalls in southern Izard County to the Batesville Daily Guard staff-writer/photographer, Tony McGuffey, and his wife, Roberta. We first went to the Gristmill Waterfall at Gid (bottom photos in post), then to the Gid Waterfall (middle of post), and finally to Dodd Hole (top). Tony and Roberta have their own photography website at T-Mac Photos.com.
Though cold and windy, we really enjoyed this outing with the McGuffeys!
Though cold and windy, we really enjoyed this outing with the McGuffeys!
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