Category Archives: Backpacking

BHT – October 1st & 2nd

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Sunday, 10/2/11 Day 2 Woke up in the best way imaginable.  Cocooned in a pocket of dark warmth, cold enough to almost-but-not-quite see my breath outside.  Forest noises.  The sound of Kat bringing the fire back to life.  The boys … Continue reading →

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Butterfield Hiking Trail – October 1st & 2nd

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Saturday, 10/1/11 Day 1 Every season that isn’t Summer is my favorite season to hike.   At least at the beginning, anyway.   I’m all excited about the new weather patterns and the new foliage make-over it brings.  Near the end, I’ll … Continue reading →

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So long, Summer

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Feels so good to have those nasty sweltering days behind us.  Still long-dreaming about Spring and the OHT, but we have my two favorite hiking seasons between now and then. Next big boy-hike will be our annual pumpkin carving out … Continue reading →

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OHT: pre-planning

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Before we even start planning for the hike, there are some things I need to take care of: *  Good husband points – I’m going to be leaving Momma home with two wild and wooly boys while I do this … Continue reading →

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March(ing) Madness

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

I was sitting out in the blistering heat a few days back, with my back to a fountain in the purposefully remodeled ye-olde-timey square of a local city watching my kids wilt in the heat as they bravely played through … Continue reading →

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Lake Chicot State Park

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

The last entry gave me a chance to talk about Devil’s Den State Park, one that I end up visiting and writing about a lot.  Not only is it close to home, but it is one of my two favorite … Continue reading →

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Butterfield Trail – Devil’s Den State Park

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

When I was a kid there was a girl that lived just up the street from me.  She was a couple years older and, because so few girls lived in our neighborhood, she had to tomboy it up just to … Continue reading →

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Cabela’s!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Just read in the paper that Cabela’s is going to open up a location in Rogers.   I mourned the loss of Sportsman’s Warehouse – wandering around watching the store get gutted there at the end.  Even if I didn’t buy … Continue reading →

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Woolum to Gilbert (cont.)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Day 3 I’d like to say we woke up, but that would imply a certain amount of sleeping that I’m not sure actually happened.  At least for the adults.  Eventually, I think, in the wee ugly cow-milking hours of morning … Continue reading →

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Nocturnal Interlude

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Night 2 Earlier, while we were making dinner, Kat had something of a catsup malfunction.  I think he shook it a little too hard with the lid open, but it splattered on the rocks and such smack in the center … Continue reading →

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