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2 new shelters for Ouachita Trail
This past spring Friends Of the Ouachita Trail added 2 new shelters at the east end of the trail – a very welcome addition! The Red Bluff shelter at mile 196.2 (4.4 miles east of the AR-9 trail head) is … Continue reading
Staunton State Park, Colorado
Staunton State Park is relatively new, covering about 4000 acres southwest of Denver and is accessible via US-285. I recently spent 4 days there with JH & DH and besides getting in some hiking, we found ourselves in the middle … Continue reading
New edition of NatGeo maps for Buffalo River
National Geographic/Trails Illustrated is now distributing 2025 editions of maps #232 & 233 for the Buffalo National River. If buying retail, make sure to check the copyright year.
Making the North Sylamore Creek Trail great again!
The North Sylamore Creek Trail between Gunner Pool and Blanchard Springs was seriously obstructed by a March 14 tornado and the Blanchard Springs to Allison segment was obstructed by flood debris that accompanied that storm. Thanks to the efforts of … Continue reading
A Caney Creek Wilderness traverse, completed
With another nice 70-degree day in the forecast I saw a chance to finish the hike I started at the end of December ’24, when high water levels encouraged me to turn around at crossing #11 (of 13) of Caney … Continue reading
Cossatot River State Park, #2
The weather forecast had a couple days with highs around 70 coming up and it seemed like a great opportunity to take care of one of the things that’s been on my to-do list way too long: a return trip … Continue reading
A Caney Creek Wilderness (almost) traverse
It was a bit more than 10 years ago that I hiked the Caney Creek/Buckeye loop. I finally returned to hike that again along with the western part of the Caney Creek Trail, this time collecting data for a new … Continue reading
Ozarks Keystone Trail, recon 4
My 4th trip to Norfork Lake was just a dayhike to collect data for the last bit of built trail that I hadn’t already covered: from the Barren Creek trail head north 3.3 miles to the Arkansas-Missouri state line.
Ozarks Keystone Trail, recon 3
It was my third trip to Norfork Lake to hike and collect/verify map data for the Ozarks Keystone Trail (OKT), but this time I was backpacking with TC & RC. We covered the area from the Barren Creek trail head … Continue reading
Buffalo River Trail work
Although construction of the Bufalo River Trail (BRT) is on hiatus, the trail crew has continued its semi-annual gatherings and is now doing repairs & maintenance in the upper river area between Boxley and Pruitt. The next session runs Oct … Continue reading
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