Trigger Gap Multi-Cache
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Trigger Gap takes its name from a mountain located just to the Northeast named Trigger Mountain. The "Gap" relates to the mountain crossing. Imagine the difficulty of driving a mule team up and down these mountain roads long ago and crossing the Kings River at Trigger Gap. Some historians think that the Boston Mountains where the Kings River origninates may derive their name from the difficulty of crossing them. According to one version, some pioneers of the Ozarks referred to any difficult task as "a Boston." Crossing these mountains by wagon, horse or foot was indeed "a Boston." For a peek into the hardships of a traveler crossing the river here long ago, have a look at Mark Twain's description of Travel on the Overland Stage, July-August, 1861, from chapter 2 in his book, Roughing It. Not so long ago Arkansas State highway 221 was a dirt road and a low water bridge used to cross the river here at Trigger Gap. Most current road maps still do not show the paved highway. Instead of showing the paved highway running straight across the river as a high river bridge, they show a meandering road that descends to the low water crossing. Engineers blasted away the middle of that old bridge many years ago to prevent traffic from crossing there. The blast left a hole in the middle of the concrete. Now, during normal water levels, the river flows through that opening creating a mild current. The water on the downriver side forms a swimming hole with a rocky shore beach. The water in the swimming hole stays cool even during the hottest days of Summer. Fish like to hide out in the deeper waters on the far side making it a good fishing hole too.
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