Arklahoma HikerMike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
A few weeks ago, on a beautiful afternoon, I had the chance to walk the 4-mile Caddo Bend Trail at Lake Ouachita State Park, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The trail had been closed for a period of time following the April 25, 2011 tornado. (Thankfully, the tornado had spared the visitor center and campground.) The […]
I had a very nice hike on the Dam Mountain Trail at Lake Catherine State Park a few weeks ago. (I had to get special permission to be able to walk the trail, wearing a hunting safety vest, because it was officially closed for hunting season.) These are some photos I took from the two […]
A few weeks ago, I got to visit the Buffalo River visitor center at the Tyler Bend campground. It is the main visitor center for the Buffalo National River. While I was there, I took these photos of one of the nearby bluffs at Tyler Bend. More photos below the jump. As usual, click photo […]
Yesterday, I had a very nice visit to the Buffalo Point campground at the Buffalo National River. These are a few photos I took from the campground. Some are from an overlook by the restaurant. The others are down on the river itself. More photos below the jump. As usual, click photo for larger view.
Yesterday afternoon, I hiked the Mount Nebo Rim Trail with my son and his girlfriend. (Mount Nebo State Park is near Russellville, Arkansas.) The Rim Trail is one of my favorite trails because of the many very nice views. It was misty, rainy, and/or foggy most of the afternoon, but it was very pretty up […]
In June, I stopped at Withrow Springs State Park, near Huntsville, Arkansas, and hiked the War Eagle Trail. The trail is a 2-mile loop that mostly runs along War Eagle Creek. The trail features some cool rock formations and a very nice overlook of War Eagle Creek. (There also are a couple of caves, but […]