Mount Nebo: Bench Road Trail – 4 mi

While not as awesome as the Rim Trail, the Bench Road Trail at Mount Nebo State Park is a pleasant wooded stroll with a number of cool sites. The trail sits on the natural bench that circles the mountain a few hundred feet below the rim level. It was built in the 1800’s as a […]

Cove Lake/Lookout Window Loop (Ozark Forest) – 4 mi

Cove Lake Recreation Area is a scenic area in the Magazine District of the Ozark National Forest, near Paris. It has camping, boating, swimming, fishing, and two hiking trails: Cove Lake Trail and Lookout Window Trail. This hike involves both trails. The Cove Lake Trail is a roughly 3-mile trail (the trail part, anyway) that […]

Lake Catherine: Falls Creek Falls Video

Back on June 14, I had a nice hike on the Falls Branch Trail at Lake Catherine State Park (near Hot Springs). This is a wonderfully scenic 1.6-mile semi-loop trail. The highlight is the 10-foot waterfall, Falls Creek Falls. Alternate video link. These are some cell videos I took when from my June 14 hike. […]

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 […]