Yellow River Forest, IA: Hiking and backpacking the hills and bluffs near the Mississippi River

Hiking/Backpacking

Apr 23, 2017

Duration (Total) 0h 0m , Distance 6 mi

There are not a lot of places near this area, so it gets a pretty impressive amount of volume (we were unable to camp at one site because it already had a group of about 15 people- so be prepared to see more people on the trail than you would expect

-Tracked by kayakthemidwest, on Ramblr

Rain was forecast all across the Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks, so my daughter ad I made a decision to head north where there was no rain in the forecast and do some backpack camping and hiking. This park has a nice trail system, with much of the trails dedicated to horseback camping. The primitive sites are more like walk in campsites than true primitive camps. It is really remarkable how different the seasons are between northern Iowa and the Missouri/Arkansas Ozarks....this is what Arkansas looks like about mid-late February (at least this year)

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

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Ozark Highlands Trail: Ben Hur TH to Falling Water Creek

Hiking/Backpacking

Apr 1, 2017

Duration (Total) 0h 0m , Distance 7.1 mi

Camping at Falling Water Creek was awesome- but you will see people- the road to Richland Creek Campground goes right by the spot by the bridge

-Tracked by kayakthemidwest, on Ramblr

This is a really beautiful section of the OHT. Falling Water Creek is something...if you can do this portion when there have been some rains, you will be rewarded with some amazing small waterfalls all along the way (especially towards Falling Water Creek)...fairly easy compared to many sections of trail- the part towards Falling Water loses elevation pretty quickly, but the falls towards the bottom really makes it worth your time :-)

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　

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