Arklahoma HikerMike Newman, editor and creator of Arklahoma Hiker, likes to day hike and walk outdoors in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
A few weeks ago, I visited Devil’s Den State Park to walk the cave trail. While there, I drove around the park to see if any damage from the spring floods was still visible. Some of it is. You can still see the demolished suspension bridge over Lee Creek. It had been rebuilt after flooding […] Continue Reading »
I think it is cool to find others who are doing blogs about their hiking adventures. Here are a couple of new Arkansas hiking blogs you should check out: A Hiking We Will Go — A blog by Shelley with photos and descriptions of her hikes, mostly in northwest Arkansas. Mid South Hiking — A […] Continue Reading »
There are two Billy Creek Trail loops. (The Billy Creek Trail is on Winding Stair Mountain, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, in the Ouachita National Forest.) My post on the south loop is here. The south loop is a 7.3-mile hike with 600 feet in elevation change. It starts with a spur near the Billy Creek Campground. […] Continue Reading »
My hike yesterday on the Wilton Mountain part of the Ouachita Trail (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) was pretty exciting for me. It was the longest hike I have done (9.6 miles, out and back), and it had the most ascent (combined total of 2100 feet) I have hiked in one day. I thought it was a […] Continue Reading »
Hole in the Ground Mountain Trail is one of those trails that seemed much more difficult when I first hiked it a few years ago than it does to me now. Some weight loss and lots of day hikes have probably helped. Even though it doesn’t seem all that difficult to me now, I’m still […] Continue Reading »
The greatest attraction for early settlers to the area that is now Roman Nose State Park were springs that provided a continuous supply of fresh water. Any trip to the park would not be complete without visiting the original three springs. . Continue Reading »