Tag Archives: Kid Hikes

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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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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Learning from tragedy

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Ozark Hiker

Around mid-January, a news story caught my attention.  A dad and his two sons, out on the Ozark Trail in Missouri.  Just a day hike, on a day that started out in the 60’s.   Rain comes in, gets colder.  Dark … Continue reading →

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“. . it’s a wonder I can think at all.”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Ozark Hiker

I have some leave coming up that I have to take, about three days.  The last three of the week.   February is one of my favorite times to hike and we’ve had such mild weather lately that it has been … Continue reading →

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Raising boys

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ozark Hiker

  I’ll admit, I don’t always feel like I have a handle on fatherhood.  That initial shock I felt as I drove Bear Bait home from the hospital – you know, that terrifying realization that they just gave an infant … Continue reading →

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Exploring Devil’s Eyebrow

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Ozark Hiker

We’ve had a long run of beautiful, Spring-like days this Winter.   Momma had signed up to jump in Beaver Lake for the Polar Bear Plunge and there was no way I was going to hang out lake-side in the cold … Continue reading →

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Homecoming

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Ozark Hiker

It isn’t often I go back to my home town, but this past break I spent 5 days there.  At my family’s recommendation, I booked all five days at what they told me was the best hotel Inn in the … Continue reading →

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From the mouth of Bear Bait . . .

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Momma was hugging up Bear Bait yesterday afternoon while he was vegging out on the couch, recuperating from the hike and catching up on his cartoon time.  He isn’t a very physically affectionate type, but he endures it manfully from … Continue reading →

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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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