Arklahoma HikerMike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Sunday morning I made a visit to White Rock Mountain in the Ozark National Forest and walked the Rim Trail. It is one of my favorite trails to hike. It is a loop trail that circles the top of the mountain, and it has awesome views all the way around. The trail is only about […] Continue Reading »
[Note: as of 7-20-2015, the Lost Valley Trail is closed due to damage from recent flooding. Check with National Park Service for more information.] Back on December 30, I visited Eden Falls on the Lost Valley Trail. It is in the Buffalo National River area near Ponca. (At one time, this was Lost Valley State Park. […] Continue Reading »
Back on October 17, I had the opportunity to take a visit to Pinnacle Mountain, near Little Rock. It was a beautiful fall day and a great hike. There are two ways to get to the top of the mountain: the East Summit Trail or the West Summit Trail. There also is a trail (the Base […] Continue Reading »
Of course, the main attraction at the Crater of Diamonds State Park (about an hour west of Arkadelphia in southwest Arkansas) is the large finders-keepers diamond area. The park also has a beautiful wooded campground and a couple of small hiking/walking trails. One of these is the Little Missouri River Trail, an easy partially paved […] Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago, I was going through the Buffalo National River area and went by the Carver access to the river. It straddles the upper and middle districts of the national park and is a few miles south of Hasty on Highway 123 in Newton County. It is also near the Carver Cemetery. There […] Continue Reading »
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped for a visit at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, near Mena and had an early evening walk on the Lovers Leap Trail. The most beautiful spot on the trail is the Lovers Leap overlook. These are some of the photos I took from the Overlook and the trail that […] Continue Reading »