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Petit Jean State Park – Seven Hollows Trail and other attractions
Petit Jean State Park – Arkansas’ first state park and widely considered its crown jewel – is about 25 miles south east of Russellville. It’s close enough to me now and has enough trail mileage that I’m sure it will … Continue reading
A Wet Week in the Weminuche Wilderness, or A Soggy San Juans Story
The Weminuche Wilderness covers about 500,000 acres of southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and is the largest in the state. I and 4 other guys (RC, JH, TC, & WN) spent about 6 days exploring much of the Ute Creek … Continue reading
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Mount Nebo Trails
I got out to do some hiking at Mount Nebo the last 3 mornings. Rising about 1300′ above its surroundings, it’s a rather prominent feature with some great vistas. The last time I was up there was also my first … Continue reading
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
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