Category Archives: Backpacking

Squirrel on Mt. Magazine (part 3)

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Ozark Hiker

<– part 2 Woke up on Sunday morning around six to the sound of blackbirds.  I heard the nylon shushing sound of Squirrel shuffling awake.  He said something derogatory about birds and I unzipped the hammock. While he was sitting … Continue reading →

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Squirrel on Mt. Magazine (part 2)

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Ozark Hiker

<– (part 1) Easing into the overflow primitive campsites on Saturday afternoon, I couldn’t help but notice the motley array taking up the far south end of the area.  A huge transport van hauling a trailer.  An old Ranger with … Continue reading →

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Squirrel on Mt. Magazine (part 1)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Ozark Hiker

Thursday, driving Squirrel to school, he laid his criteria down upon me.   When I pitched the initial idea of a daddy-date, I really was thinking I’d be on the hook for some animatronic pizza and maybe seeing a new Marvel … Continue reading →

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Paternal Epiphany

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Ozark Hiker

My greatest paternal epiphany to date begins, not unusually, with Kat.  He’s been putzing out on me lately.  After two weeks of frigid monsoon April mayhem, May finally arrived like your first sane adult girlfriend and the weekend was going … Continue reading →

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Butterfield Hiking Trail – 1/2/16

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Ozark Hiker

(all the pictures in this entry were taken by Lucky.  I was too busy playing guide to worry with cameras) <- Day 1 After dinner, we stoked the fire and sat on the rocks surrounding it.   Now and again one … Continue reading →

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Food Interlude – BHT: 1/1/16

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Ozark Hiker

  Five years ago, I managed to cook a pair of 8 oz fillets on 2nd night of a backpacking trip.   You can read about it here.   It is a meal that still gets talked about whenever we’re sitting around … Continue reading →

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Butterfield Hiking Trail – 1/1/16

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Ozark Hiker

Pre-Trip planning: I really wanted to wow my neighbor & new hiking buddy with a phenomenal meal on his first night so, of course, I went with fillets.   Picked up a couple of 7-8 oz. fillets, a cluster of asparagus, … Continue reading →

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Back on the trail

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Ozark Hiker

Finally settled into the new home.  Great neighborhood, great house.   I invited one of my neighbors over to a crawfish boil and ended up talking (of course) about hiking.  He seemed interested and said he’d like to go some time. … Continue reading →

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2015 – Bear Bait & Squirrel make a resolution

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Ozark Hiker

Isn’t even New Years yet, but this is worth blogging about.   I’ve written over the past few years about me ‘n the boys.  Momma for the most part has been content to let us go do our wilderness thing. But … Continue reading →

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ERL Trip Report: Day 2 ending & day 3

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Ozark Hiker

East Saline Creek to Little Mo./Athens-Big Fork Junction Trailhead ~7 miles Saturday night was just beautiful. After we ate a few helpings of dinner, Kat went down to the stream to rinse out the pots.   I piddled around camp some, … Continue reading →

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