Ozark County lies along the Arkansas border in south central Missouri.
     We enjoy all four seasons, each bringing its own beauty. In the spring, dogwoods turn the forests to seas of white, while redbuds, forsythia and jonquils mark the sites of old homesteads.
      As spring gives way to summer, the fields and roadsides are painted by wild field daisies, Queen Anne's lace, yarrow, purple coneflowers and Missouri primroses.
     Autumn is a time of regal splendor in the Ozarks. The sumacs change to brilliant red and dogwoods take on rich shades of claret and burgundy. The black walnuts and hickories follow suit and then the oaks.
     Then the hardwoods lose their leaves and the rich green of the native cedars becomes more vivid againstthe rocky hillsides. Winter's snow drape the cedars and ice flows cascade from the high bluffs and ice-encased trees take on the appearance of magical "crystal" forests.