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Summer vacation 2015, part 1: Blue Ridge Parkway, James River, and Crabtree Falls (Virginia)
2100 miles, 9 days, 6 states, 527 photos; summer vacation is over. I began by driving east on I-40 and then up I-81 to an area northeast of Roanoke in central Virginia – a route that offered almost all new … Continue reading
Late spring update
Contrary to appearances I have not vanished. In the 7 weeks since finishing my section hike of the Ouachita Trail I just haven’t done any one thing that seemed to deserve a blog post. The first 5 of those weeks … Continue reading
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
There are 3 short trails at Queen Wilhelmina State Park that have been on my to do list for a while and I found myself in that neighborhood with a bit of free time so I checked them out. Note … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Deadman Gap to Talimena State Park: the grand finale
With the completion of the segment from Deadman Gap (mile 8) to Talimena State Park (mile 0) today comes the completion of the double section hike of the Ouachita Trail that I started 5 months ago. Officially, that’s 445 miles … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Winding Stair Campground to Deadman Gap
The weather was beautiful Friday – perfect for hiking – so naturally it was one of the rare Fridays that I needed to work. The forecast for Saturday and Sunday had a good chance of thunderstorms pretty much all day … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – State Line to Winding Stair Mountain
Whew, what a weekend! I finished section 2 of the Ouachita Trail – from mile marker 46.3 at the State Line west to mile 23.7 near the Winding Stair Mountain campground, and as usual did it twice. With a climb … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Foran Gap to State Line
This weekend I hiked the area between the Foran Gap Shelter – just a bit east of US-71 – and the Arkansas/Oklahoma state line, meaning the completion of that tiny bit of section 4 left from the last trip, plus … Continue reading
Buffalo River trail building – Spring 2015 progress
The spring trail-building session along the Buffalo River will end a bit early on Friday April 3 due to Easter, and the camp will be packed-up Saturday. Despite several rain days we got more than 1 mile of trail built. … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Brushy Creek Mountain to Foran Gap
Section 4 of the Ouachita Trail is almost complete. I’ve gotten as far west as the Foran Gap Shelter, less than a mile east of the US-71 trail head. I left off at mile 91.4 last time, and headed back … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail – Rainy Creek to Brushy Creek Mountain
Wintry weather predicted for the weekend made it look like I would be spending some time at home, but by Friday afternoon the forecast had improved enough for me to get out for a couple days – enough time to … Continue reading
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