Friday 1/4/2019 I took off after work today and headed over to Mount Magazine in Arkansas for the annual freeze-out campout held by the NWA Hiking Club. I arrived at the Campsite shortly before 8 pm. Made my introductions, set up my tent, and then joined in on the campfire with the rest of the group. About 9:30 we called […]
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After our attempt on Grays and Torreys peak the day before Dan, Tim , and I visited Breckenridge and opted for an easier hike today. Not sure which hike to do in the Breckenridge area, we selected one from a trails website and made our plans for the day. Before hitting the trail I wanted to ride the gondola to […]
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Friday 11/2/2018 I left from work today and headed to Cove Lake Campground nestled in the shadows of Mount Magazine,the highest point in Arkansas. I arrived about 6:00 pm and Carrie was at the reserved campsite waiting for me. We reserved site #8 which sits right on the edge of Cove Lake. After getting our tent setup and quickly gathering […]
Read moreI took off after work Friday afternoon and headed to Rogers to pick up Carrie. We had made plans to meet up with Abbi at Steel Creek Campground that night. On my way to Rogers we found out that Steel Creek was full and she was going to try to get a site at Kyle’s Landing. I picked up Carrie, […]
Read moreLooking for opportunities to combine multiple National Parks into one trip, Carrie and I decided to visit Carlsbad Caverns NP and Guadalupe NP during Spring Break 2017. We started off by getting up at 3:00 am and heading out towards New Mexico. We made good time and arrived in Carlsbad about 10 hours later, just in time to catch the […]
Read moreDistance – 7.9 miles loop Today started out rainy and after looking out the window of my hotel room at 7:00am and seeing the rain, I checked the weather for when it would end and crawled back in bed. I finally got up about 8:30 and Accuweather confirmed the rain was supposed to stop about 10:00am. I slowly got dressed, […]
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