Category Archives: photos
Kight Hill on Oologah Lake
My colleague Betty Henderson wanted to go for a day hike while her husband was also enjoying the fall weather on his treasured mule – she, like me, is no rider. So we headed to Oologah Lake. Two years ago … Continue reading
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
