Arklahoma Hiker
[This post was originally published on May 21, 2011 on “A Hiking We Will Go.”] This weekend, we hiked the Beacham Trail at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs. This trail has been on my list for quite a while, having read about it in Tim Ernst’s Arkansas Hiking Trails. There are several trails around Lake […] Continue Reading »
This week we backpacked the first section of the Buffalo River Trail from Boxley to Ponca, a total of 11.1 miles. We had originally planned to do this hike with a couple of friends, but alas, Mother’s Day interfered with that plan. Since we’d already tried twice before to hit this trail and been delayed […] Continue Reading »
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 »
April 16-24, 2011 is National Parks Week, and in celebration, the fees at Pea Ridge National Military Park in Pea Ridge, Arkansas are waived. We took advantage of the freebie and the absolutely beautiful day to check out a little more of the hiking trails in the park. Pea Ridge has an 8.7 mile […] 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 »