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White Rock Mountain in the Ozark National Forest is a really cool place. The Rim Trail forms a 2-mile loop at the top. Almost the entire trail has gorgeous views. 
View from south side of White Rock Mountain These are some photos I took there yesterday. (Click for larger photo.) 
View from Sunset Shelter, White Rock Mountain, Ozark National Forest 
View from Sunset Shelter, White Rock Mountain 
Last Saturday, my girlfriend and I were at Mount Magazine State Park and walked on the North Rim Trail to Dill Point (about .8 miles). It was a very nice walk as water was flowing in School Creek and Dill Creek. As usual, the view from Dill Point was beautiful.Here are some of the photos I took. (Click for larger view.) 
Mount Magazine – View From Dill Point on North Rim Trail 
School Creek – North Rim Trail – Mount Magazine State Park 
North Rim Trail – Mount Magazine State Park 
Last Saturday I had an eventful hike on the Ouachita Trail. I was on Section 4, just east of Highway 71 on East Fourche Mountain. Some hot hiking, lots of thunder and lightning, and an hour-long thunder shower. And I saw a bear. 
Ouachita Trail 04-F on East Fourche Mountain (Facing West) Making a Plan One of my goals is to day hike the entire Ouachita Trail in pieces. So far (including Saturday’s hike), I’ve done about 30 percent of the 223-mile trail. I was looking the other day at what to hike next in Section 4. There is a stretch that runs about 16 miles from Highway 71 on the west side (mile 68.1), across East Fourche Mountain, to an intersection with Forest Road 76 (MM 85).
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[This post was originally published on May 21, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
There are several trails around Lake Leatherwood, a municipal park in Eureka Springs. Thinking of most city parks, images of a true “hike” are not what come to mind which is probably why this wasn’t one of the top trips on our list. We were surprised to find a really nice hiking trail around a very scenic lake. The weather was great with blue skies and sunshine. They have been missed lately with all of the rain in the area.
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[This post was originally published on May 8, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."] This week we backpacked the first section of the Buffalo River Trail from Boxley to Ponca, a total of 11.1 miles. We had originally planned to do this hike with a couple of friends, but alas, Mother’s Day interfered with that plan. Since we’d already tried twice before to hit this trail and been delayed by Easter (oops, thanks Denise) and the huge flooding (ugh, thanks Mother Nature), we went ahead and took off Saturday morning. We still managed to make the drive and get to the Buffalo Outdoor Center by 10 and arranged for our car to be shuttled.
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