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Buffalo River Trail building – Fall ’14 progress report
The Buffalo River trail building camp at Tyler Bend will be open through Nov 12 for anybody that wants to contribute a bit of sweat but I may be be done for the season. As of Nov 2 we built … Continue reading
OHTA – White Rock Mountain Basecamp ’14
For the third year in a row the Ozark Highlands Trail Association set up a base camp at White Rock Mountain, from which a full assault on a summer’s worth of brush could be launched.
Petit Jean State Park – Cedar Creek, Cedar Falls, Canyon, and Bear Cave Trails
This is a summary of 2 recent trips to Petit Jean State Park to hike some trails I didn’t cover on the first visit, plus a bit of volunteer work.
Buffalo River Trail building – Fall 2014 kickoff
Work on the Buffalo River Extension of the Ozark Highlands Trail resumes October 13 and is expected to continue through November 14. We’ll be operating from Tyler Bend again and will be filling some gaps in the trail east of … 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
Turkey Day on Hare Mountain
I did a little impromptu trail work today on OHT section 3 between the Cherry Bend trail head and Hare Mountain. I cleared a couple small trees and lots of little branches from the corridor. I left one large tree … 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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OHTA work day
I had the privilege today of working with 3 other members of the Ozark Highlands Trail Association to clear the trail from Indian Creek to the Lick Branch trail head. It was in pretty good shape with only 3 trees … Continue reading
Shawnee Mission Park trail work
Work on the “red” trail at Shawnee Mission Park has resumed and for the first time in a long time, my schedule permitted me to participate. There’s one final piece about a mile long to build and it’s mostly going … Continue reading
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