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Broken Bow Lake – David Boren Hiking Trail
On the way home from Cossatot River State Park I stopped at Broken Bow Lake in southeast Oklahoma to look around and do a short hike. I’ve spent a little time around Winding Stair Mountain but this was my first … Continue reading
Cossatot River Corridor Trail
I got the “one more mild weekend” I was hoping for and spent a couple days of it at Cossatot River State Park & Natural Area sightseeing and hiking the 12.5-mile River Corridor Trail. Cossatot is apparently an anglicization of … Continue reading
Tall Peak Trail
The Tall Peak Trail is a 6.4 mile out-and-back in the Caney Creek Wilderness that begins at the Shady Lake Recreation Area in the southern part of Arkansas’ Ouachitas. The trail begins by following Saline Creek upstream about a mile … Continue reading
Buckeye-Caney Creek Loop
My first visit to the Caney Creek Wilderness in the southern part of Arkansas’ Ouachitas. The 9.4 mile Buckeye – Caney Creek Loop consists of the Buckeye trail, the eastern part of the Caney Creek trail, and a short road … Continue reading
Billy Creek Loop
The Billy Creek Loop is a 9.9 mile loop on the south side of Winding Stair Mountain in the Oklahoma Ouachitas. There is access from the Billy Creek campground to the south and the Horse Thief Spring picnic area to … Continue reading
Buffalo River Trail – Beech Creek to Kyle’s Landing
The 4.3 mile stretch between Beech Creek and Kyle’s Landing has been taunting me for a while – too far away for a day hike and too short for a weekend trip, but I finally checked it off the list … Continue reading
Horse Thief Spring Trail
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
Buffalo River Trail – Kyle’s Landing to Pruitt
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
Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2014 progress
Much has happened just east of Tyler Bend in the last month!
Buffalo River Trail building – Spring 2014 kickoff
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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