Category Archives: photos
Hawksbill Crag & Dismal Creek
I’ve hiked a handful of trails in the Boston Mountains of the Ozark Plateau, and added two more to my list on a warm Saturday in early October. The trails were both close to the Buffalo River, which I’d already … Continue reading
14 Miles at Roaring River
This past week I had to miss school on Tuesday and Thursday to drive back and forth to Oklahoma City. Tuesday was the State Teacher of the Year ceremony, where my colleague Betty Henderson was a finalist. Thursday I was at … Continue reading
Van Winkle
Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years, so it was appropriate that I broke a 20-day streak of no day hikes with a visit to the Van Winkle area of Hobbs State Park in northwest Arkansas. I’d never … Continue reading
The Bugle of August
I’ve just completed the first work week of the new school year and it had been almost a month since my last real day hike. So I broke with tradition and took an August hike. Minding the forecast high in … Continue reading
July Jinks 2011 Roundup
Here’s the roundup from my recent escape from the heat of the Oklahoma summer, fleeing to northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado for July Jinks 2011: Day 1: Across the High Plains Day 2: Strolling Around Santa Fe Day 3: … Continue reading
Meador Manor 