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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
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
Elk River Trail – Elk City Kansas
My third trip on the Elk River Trail (along Elk City Lake and the Elk River near Independence KS) but my first time hiking the whole 15-mile length. Previously, I had done only the eastern 9.5 mile section. The weather … Continue reading
Peakbagging Lake Wedington
The Lake Wedington Trail west of Fayetteville has been on my to-do list for a while and now it’s done. Described in detail in Tim Ernst’s book, the trail runs about 7 miles north into the 16000-acre Wedington Wildlife Management … 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 15 & 16) yesterday and hiking back today – … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Ben Hur to FR 1201
The target this weekend was the Ozark Highlands Trail from Ben Hur trail head to the FR1201 (aka Stack Rock) trail head – roughly the eastern half of section 7 and western third of section 8 (maps 13-15). The trail … Continue reading
Ozark Highlands Trail – Fairview to Ben Hur
I hiked the western half of Ozark Highlands Trail section 7 – from the Fairview campground to the Ben Hur trail head and back (maps 12 & 13) on a two-day solo trip.
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