Today was the first official day for teachers, so Katie and I decided we needed to squeeze in a quick hike last night. It became a sort of scouting hike for another short beginner hike that we could do but it was also a little more. It wasn’t our normal have the best time and […]
Katie and I had been planning all summer a summer’s end hiking trip to Arkansas – her pick. She wanted to road trip to the Buffalo River and hike Hawksbill Crag. It wasn’t going to be a strenuous hike but just a couple miles. It was going to provide magnificent views. We were going to […]
So this morning we had our first “group” hike. And I have to say that if I hadn’t made the commitment and was going to be held accountable then I wouldn’t have made it out on my own. I was out later than normal for me and was hitting the snooze bar a few times […]
Sometimes you go on adventures, but they aren’t your adventures. You are just the along for the ride. Just there as a chauffeur, the bank roll, or adult chaperone. And sometimes those adventures are more memorable than your own. This was me in a recent trip to Southern Illinois with Hunter. We usually try to […]
In the last 36 hours (I’m writing this on Tuesday evening), I have hiked 20.09 miles, driven 700 miles through three states, visited four covered bridges and been to two state parks. Within that 36 hours, we were able to do those 20 miles in a 24 hour period – ten one evening and ten […]
July 7th, 2017 7:30 am 75 degrees; July 8th, 2017 4:30 pm 90 degrees TrailHead – near the field at the parking log at the Thunderbird Lodge (not noticeable at first) Marked -Blazed in yellow Length– Between 1.5- 2 miles depending on how much you venture off the path Time – 1 hour at […]
Caroline’s Thoughts For years I have been perplexed or bewildered by people who choose to vacation in the same spot year after year. Grouped into this same category are people who are able to spend day after day lying on the beach soaking up the sun. I’ll admit at times these tendencies have annoyed me. […]
Good question. Initially Kate had tossed around the idea of starting a blog. Katie’s Thoughts As I continued to explore more trails in our area and posting them to social media, I had more and more Facebook friends inquire about where certain trails were and their difficulty. I would even have friends and acquaintances stop […]
