Round Top Mountain Trail – 4 mi

About two miles south of Jasper on Highway 7 is the prominent and aptly named Round Top Mountain. There is a great hiking trail here with beautiful scenery, wildflowers, and a bit of unusual history. Round Top Mountain Trail is not a difficult hike. It is about a 3.6 mile hike with a net elevation change […]

Sams Throne Fall Photos (Ozark Forest)

There is no shortage of great places to see fall color in the Ozarks, but one of my personal favorite areas is at Sams Throne. The official Sams Throne Trail is a 2.5 mile loop hike in the Ozark National Forest.  The trail takes you down below the bluff line, along the bluff, around the “throne” […]

Kings River Falls at High Water Video

Kings River Falls is a cool 10-foot waterfall in east Madison County. Back in February 2013, I had my first visit to the Kings River Falls Trail. (Photos in this post.) The falls were at pretty high water that afternoon. I thought it was awesome. Alternate video link. These are some camera videos I took. The […]

Kings River Falls Trail – 2 mi (o&b)

One of the great things about hiking and playing in the wilderness in Arkansas is that each time you visit an area, it takes on a bit of a different feel depending on the time of year you go. Different weather and water levels make a big impact, as do leaf color, what flowers are […]

Glory Hole Falls Trail (Ozark Forest) Summer Pics

A few weeks ago, I stopped by Glory Hole Falls Trail in the Ozark National Forest (Newton County). This was my second time to walk on this trail. (For more about the trail check out Brent’s trail review post or my trail review with gpx-based trail map.) As expected, the trail has quite a different […]

Eden Falls High Water Video (Buffalo River)

A few weeks ago on June 6, while returning from a family vacation, we made a brief stop in the Buffalo National River and walked the Lost Valley Trail. While it was pouring down rain that early afternoon, we were debating whether to give it a try. (Of course, I was up for it. But not everyone gets […]