Author Archives: Michael R

About Michael R

I enjoy hiking, landscaping with native plants, nature photography, dark chocolate, fine dining, good movies, and old jazz.

Horse Thief Spring Trail

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Michael R

The Horse Thief Spring Trail is an 8.5 mile loop on the north slope of Winding Stair Mountain in the Oklahoma Ouachitas. I probably should have been out looking for a house today so I could finally get settled in … Continue reading →

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Buffalo River Trail – Kyle’s Landing to Pruitt

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Michael R

I hiked the Kyle’s Landing to Pruitt section of the BRT with a group of Sierra Clubbers from the Kansas City area on a 2-night trip. Temperatures near 80 and little shade from the still-developing forest canopy made conditions mighty … Continue reading →

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Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2014 progress

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Michael R

Much has happened just east of Tyler Bend in the last month!

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Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2014 kickoff

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Michael R

Construction work on the Buffalo River trail resumed February 7 and I’ve spent a couple weekends working there so far. Ken Smith established a temporary headquarters near St Joe, Ark and will move to the group campground at Tyler Bend … Continue reading →

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Ponca Wilderness – Centerpoint and Goat Trails

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Michael R

I went on a little day hike with a couple other members of the Northwest Arkansas Hiking Group. We started at the Centerpoint trail head a couple miles north of Ponca, descended to the spur that leads out to Big … Continue reading →

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Elk River Trail – Elk City Kansas

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Michael R

My third trip on the Elk River Trail (along Elk City Lake and the Elk River near Independence KS) but my first time hiking the whole 15-mile length. Previously, I had done only the eastern 9.5 mile section. The weather … Continue reading →

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Peakbagging Lake Wedington

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Michael R

The Lake Wedington Trail west of Fayetteville has been on my to-do list for a while and now it’s done. Described in detail in Tim Ernst’s book, the trail runs about 7 miles north into the 16000-acre Wedington Wildlife Management … Continue reading →

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Ozark Highlands Trail – FR1201 to Wollum Ford, and the end

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Michael R

I planned it as a 3 day trip but I managed it in 2 – hiking from the FR 1201 trail head to the Buffalo River at the Wollum Ford (maps 15 & 16) yesterday and hiking back today – … Continue reading →

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Ozark Highlands Trail – Ben Hur to FR 1201

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Michael R

The target this weekend was the Ozark Highlands Trail from Ben Hur trail head to the FR1201 (aka Stack Rock) trail head – roughly the eastern half of section 7 and western third of section 8 (maps 13-15). The trail … Continue reading →

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Ozark Highlands Trail – Fairview to Ben Hur

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Michael R

I hiked the western half of Ozark Highlands Trail section 7 – from the Fairview campground to the Ben Hur trail head and back (maps 12 & 13) on a two-day solo trip.