Buffalo River: Hammerschmidt Falls

Back in late November, it was a particularly rainy weekend throughout most of Arkansas, and I was getting a dose of cabin fever and decided to try to get out for a bit. My typical hiking partner decided to sit this one out (something about cold and rainy), so I decided to go check out Hammerschmidt Falls […] Continue Reading »

Hideout Hollow Falls Video (Buffalo River)

Screen shot of Hideout Hollow Falls video

Hideout Hollow Trail is a cool 1-mile trail near Compton (Newton County) in the Buffalo National River. The highlight of the trail is Hideout Hollow, a beautiful valley overlook which during wet times has a 37-foot waterfall. These are some videos I took of Hideout Hollow Falls back on May 10, 2015. This first one […] Continue Reading »

Ouachita Trail 01: Pics of Talimena S.P. to Potato Hill Vista (0.0 to 2.4)

Ouachita Trail: 01(A) – Talimena State Park to Potato Hill Vista Spur

The starting 2.4-mile Ouachita Trail segment from Talimena State Park to the Potato Hill Vista (mile point 0.0 to 2.4) has some nice scenic areas and quite a bit of climbing. The net elevation change is about 850 feet. I like rocky areas and hills. As with much of Winding Stair Mountain, quite a bit […] Continue Reading »

Highway 123 Falls (Ozark Forest)

Highway 123 Falls, Ozark National Forest

We were fortunate to spend Thanksgiving weekend at the cabin.  It was an amazingly rainy weekend, and we got to spend a lot of time with rest and relaxation. However, by Sunday I was starting to get cabin fever, and with all the rain, I knew the water would be flowing. We didn’t want to […] Continue Reading »

Ouachita Trail: 34.3-39.2 – Pashubbe TH to Wilton Mtn. to Kiamichi River TH (Section 1)

South-facing view from east side of Wilton Mountain

This 4.8 mile Ouachita Trail Section 2 segment (9.6 miles out and back) just to the east of the Winding Stair National Recreation Area (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) climbs over Wilton Mountain, an offshoot of Rich Mountain. As an out-and-back hike, it’s quite vigorous with 2,100 feet of total ascent. It has some beautiful views from Wilton […] Continue Reading »

Ouachita Trail: 05.8-08.0 – FR 6010 to Deadman’s Gap TH (Section 1)

Ouachita Trail 01: FR 6010 to Deadman’s Gap TH

This 2.2-mile segment of Section 1 of the Ouachita Trail (Ouachita Forest, LeFlore County, Oklahoma) runs from Forest Road 6010 (about mile point 5.8) to Deadman’s Gap (mile point 8.0). At that point, the OT crosses the Talimena Scenic Drive (Highway 88) over to the north side of Winding Stair Mountain. This is a pretty cool stretch […] Continue Reading »