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Tag Archives: Buffalo River Area
Upper Buffalo Wilderness – Compton, Wild Burro, and Beagle Point Falls
It was a great weekend for checking out some more waterfalls in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness, with a bit of rain a couple days before the trip and relatively good weather during. The targets this time were Compton Double Falls … Continue reading
Upper Buffalo Wilderness – a Boen Gulf bushwhack
The Boen Gulf access point for the Upper Buffalo Wilderness is the primary way of accessing 4 nearby waterfalls – Magnolia, Woods Boys, Stahle, and Hadlock Cascade, though you can also get to Paradise Falls with a bit more walking. … Continue reading
Upper Buffalo Wilderness
It’s hard to believe it has been four years since my first visit. This weekend I finally made it back to the Upper Buffalo Wilderness for a 2-night backpacking trip with a friend from Kansas City (RC).
Smith Creek Preserve
The Smith Creek Preserve is about 1300 acres of classic Ozark scenery just a few miles south of Boxley Ark. It’s owned by The Nature Conservancy – a terrific organization, is bordered on the south by the Ozark National Forest and the … Continue reading
Ponca Wilderness
A friend and I hiked in the Ponca Wilderness from the Schermerhorn trail head over to the Centerpoint trail head this weekend. This route includes the Bench, Hemmed-In-Hollow, Old River, and Centerpoint trails. I’ve seen some of this area before … Continue reading
Ponca Wilderness – Centerpoint and Goat Trails
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
Ozark Highlands Trail – FR1201 to Wollum Ford, and the end
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 16 & 17) yesterday and hiking back today – … Continue reading
Autumn ’13 trail building on the Buffalo River
One way to ensure you catch the fall colors at their peak is to just spend the whole darn “peak week” out in the woods. I did just that with another week hiking and building trail along the Buffalo River.
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Upper Buffalo Waterfall Hunt
Friday’s high was 89 and Sunday’s was 69. The long-range forecast has mostly 60’s and 70’s for the rest of the month. Backpacking season has finally arrived! I was to kick-off the season with an overnighter in the Upper Buffalo … Continue reading
A week on the Upper Buffalo River
I signed-up in February for a couple Volunteer Vacations organized by the American Hiking Society. I completed the first one in May and have now completed the other – a week of trail maintenance and hiking in the upper Buffalo … Continue reading
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