Saturday 1/26/2019 This weekend I attended a wilderness survival Basics and Intermediate course offered by Hiking the Ozarks. The class was held on Saturday in Ozark MO with the hands on activities at Busiek State Forest about 10 miles away. Since I’m driving to Springfield for the class, I thought I would stay the night at the Busiek Forest and […]
Read moreI have a birthday coming up in about a week and am going to be out of town on that day. Derick text me Saturday morning and asked me if I had any plans for that evening. Not wanting to give away the surprise he said just to be ready by 5:45 and not to wear flip-flops. An unusual request […]
Read moreFriday 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 […]
Read moreWell 2018 is ending. I’ve had a great year and enjoyed many adventures. 2019 opens the doors for even more. Sunday 12/30/2018 I am finishing off 2018 at a Winter Paddling Clinic at Echo Bluff State Park in Missouri. I drove up after church to Eminence MO where I had booked a hotel room for 2 nights. Echo Bluff is […]
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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 moreCarrie an I had planned an overnight trip on the Buffalo River in Arkansas for this weekend, but as luck would have it the forecast called for damaging thunderstorms with possible flash flooding. Not a good forecast for kayaking. We waited out the storms at home Saturday (which never formed) and decided to just do a day trip on the […]
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 moreI decided to drive my truck up to the Superior hiking trail this year. I left work about 2:30 Friday September 21st and started my drive up. After a very long drive, I ended up in Duluth about 3:00 am. Since I’m too cheap to get a hotel for 4 hours sleep I slept in the front seat of the […]
Read moreThursday August 23, 2018 marked the beginning of my foray into the Colorado 14ers. I am joining one of my Colleagues from work, Dan Chambers, and his friend, Tim Russell, to hike three 14ers this weekend. We spent Wednesday driving from Broken Arrow, OK to the Grays & Torrey’s Trailhead just outside of Denver. We arrived in this beautiful place mid […]
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