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Tag Archives: Hiking
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).
Wind River Range: take 3
For the third year in a row the big summer trip was in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. There were 5 of us this year, with RC & TC also returning for their 3rd trip and adding first-timers PD-C & CC. … Continue reading
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Tagged Continental Divide Trail, Hiking, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming
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Backpacking 101 in the Hercules Glades Wilderness
It’s been about 2.5 years since my last trip to Hercules Glades, and for this trip I was accompanied by Hannah and Matt – a couple USFS interns working out of the Ava (Missouri) Ranger station. They will be spending … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Missouri Ozarks
Shores Lake & White Rock Mountain Loop
A couple days with no rain and reasonably cool temperatures came my way and I made the most of it with an overnight trip on the Shores Lake & White Rock Mountain Loop. It was the third time I’d hiked … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas Ozarks, Hiking, Ozark Highlands Trail
Ozark Highlands Trail – Salt Fork Creek to Ragtown Road
It didn’t feel like it had been over 3 years since last hiking this part of OHT section 2. There was a good rain a couple days earlier so there was water running everywhere and I was glad not to contend with … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Ozark Highlands Trail
North Sylamore Creek Trail – Cripple Turkey to Barkshed
This was the first trail I hiked in Arkansas during visits almost 5 and 6 years ago and reading those posts again sure brings back some memories. My intention this time was a 2-night backpacking trip from Gunner Pool east to Allison and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas Ozarks, Hiking
Wildcat Mountain – Take 2
It sure didn’t seem like 2 years had passed since my last visit to the Wildcat Mountain trails in the eastern Ouachitas between Lakes Sylvia and Winona. I hiked a couple short trails I missed last time, and was able to … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Ouachita Mountains
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
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Tagged Buffalo River Area, Hiking
Ozark Highlands Trail – Lick Branch to Morgan Fields
A 2-night trip with a couple friends from Kansas City (RC & TC). It was the first time seeing most of this stretch from east to west so some of it seemed unfamiliar. The weather was pretty good, maybe a … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Ozark Highlands Trail
Ouachita Trail shelter recon
I was finally able to get out and see the final 3 shelters built on the Ouachita Trail – Turner Gap, Suck Mountain, and Story Creek – all finished last fall and bringing the shelter count up to 21! My OT … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, Ouachita Trail