Arklahoma Hiker
Katy Falls in the Caney Creek Wilderness is a cool 12-foot waterfall in a beautiful little cove by the west end of the Buckeye Trail. It is in the Ouachita National Forest, near Shady Lake, southeast of Mena. The waterfall is on a spur near where the Buckeye Trail joins the Caney Creek Trail. Also nearby […]
Back in April, I got to hike the west part of the Caney Creek Trail in the Ouachita National Forest’s Caney Creek Wilderness (Polk County, Arkansas). I hiked it from the west trailhead near the Cossatot River over to the trail’s juncture with the Buckeye Trail, a distance of 5.7 miles, and then back for […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Back in February, I made my first hike on the trail to the Glory Hole waterfall in the Ozark National Forest. This unique waterfall is formed by a hole in the ceiling of a cave overhang through which a small stream flows. It was a great hike. The temperatures in the low 50’s were nice, […]