Tag Archives: Nature

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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You ain’t from around here, is ya?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

Holiday season means going back to my home town to visit family.  I have a nephew there who has been begging me to take him backpacking.  So, with about a week of mild December weather ahead of me, I decided … Continue reading →

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OHT: Section 1 (part 5)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

11/24/11 – Thanksgiving Day This hike was a series of firsts for me.  My first 20-mile day, my first time cramming so many miles into such a short time, my longest uninterrupted hike.  Some time after midnight, another trail first … Continue reading →

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OHT: Section 1 (part 4)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

11/23/11 It was full dark by the time we started climbing up to Dockerys Gap.  7:00 was on us and there was no joy in this excursion.  We sat around long enough to get cold, so I was bundled up … Continue reading →

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OHT: Section 1 (part 3)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

11/23/11 I’m no good at inclines.  Give me a decent straight trail with gradual changes in elevation and I’ll march all day long, but when it comes to climbing I’m about as fast as a stump.  Kat is a mountain … Continue reading →

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OHT: Section 1 (part 2)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

11/23/11 Woke up around 7 a.m. to hear Kat shuffling about getting water going.  It was cold enough to have wanted a fire, but no point in making one just for breakfast.  Kat, being the great hiking buddy that he … Continue reading →

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OHT: Section 1 (part 1)

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ozark Hiker

11/22/11 This is one trip report that is going to take some time to tell.   Haven’t been on the trail in about a month, see, and it has been getting to me.   The weather is beautiful.  Two hard days of … 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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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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