Category Archives: travel
Blowing the Bugle at Osage Hills
I last walked the Bugle Trail at Osage Hills State Park about three months ago and decided to spend a warm overcast Sunday afternoon blowing it up. By that I mean that I repeatedly strayed off the trail, taking roads … Continue reading
Chaplin Nature Center
On Saturday I drove over to Arkansas City, Kansas (popularly known as Ark City) to walk the trails at the Wichita Audubon Society’s Chaplin Nature Center. It is a few miles west of town along the Arkansas River. I’d planned … Continue reading
Autumn Colors at Elk City Lake
I hiked the Table Mound Trail at Elk City Lake near Independence, KS in December 2009 and May 2010 but had not seen it with autumn colors. So I took advantage of a warm fall afternoon and hiked six miles … Continue reading
An Afternoon at Okmulgee Lake
I was awakened by a small earthquake early this morning, with it rattling the chest of drawers beside my bed. I did not feel anything more until I was writing this post late that night, with an aftershock making my … Continue reading
Hiking the Devil on Sunday
The weekend before Halloween 2011 was appropriately spent, with me spending much of Saturday visiting Neewollah up in Independence, KS with friends and then driving to Devil’s Den on Sunday. I first visited this state park in northwest Arkansas the … Continue reading
Meador Manor 