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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
