Author Archives: Granger Meador
Straddling the Lake of the Ozarks State Park
I’ll wrap up 2011 with a lengthy post about four trails I hiked at Lake of the Ozarks on the last day of the year. Coping with Hotel Living Earplugs are my strategy for some hotels. The new one I … Continue reading
Windy Walks in the Ozarks
The forecast called for unseasonably mild weather for the final two days of 2011, so I decided to try again for day hikes at Lake of the Ozarks. I tried to do so last May but rain changed my plans. The … Continue reading
2011 Additions to My Playlist
2011 SONGS OF THE MONTH I decided to look back at the music I acquired in 2011 and was surprised when iTunes reported over 400 songs were added to my collection, swelling it to almost 11,500 tracks. That is quite an … Continue reading
Ison’s Folly and the Stairway to the Sky
I paid the price for too many colas at yesterday’s supper: a sleepless night in my room at Quartz Mountain. I finally drifted off and did not get up until 8:15 a.m. A cold shower woke me up, but not … Continue reading
Granite Hills Grandeur
Over Thanksgiving I’d hoped to hike the Granite Hills trails at Great Plains State Park in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma, but was stymied by weather. The beautiful Wichitas are too far a drive for a day hike out … Continue reading
