Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Ozark Highland Trail: Arbaugh Trail Head to Lewis Prong Creek and back

Hiking/Backpacking
Mar 5, 2017
Duration (Total) 0h 0m , Distance 8.6 mi
The extra pair of Teva sandals came in very handy with the two river crossings
-Tracked by kayakthemidwest, on Ramblr
Incredible 2 day, 1 night backpack trip on the Ozark Highland Trail in northern Arkansas..first creek crossing almost felt "technical"...if the water would have been a little higher, could have been more of a challenge
Day 1: Sunny and in the 60's...set camp at an established camp on Lewis Prong Creek...beautiful area, great night to be under the stars
Day 2: Rainy and cool...great chance to see how my equipment held out (always good to have Frogg Toggs on hand)...beautiful with the misty rain and waterfall on the way back to the trail head.
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Ozark Highland Trail, AR: Cherry Bend to Mulberry River

Hiking/Backpacking
Feb 25, 2017
Duration (Total) 0h 0m , Distance 14.5 mi
-Tracked by kayakthemidwest, on Ramblr
3 Days, 2 Nights on the Ozark Highland Trail in the Boston Mountains, Arkansas
Day 1: Cherry Bend parking lot to Hare Mountain- Weather turned towards the evening- 25 degrees with wind chills around 18 degrees- made breaking camp in the morning more challenging- some of these gusts I would guess got up to 20-25 mph- pretty intense cold- tent gear held up great- getting out of the tent was the challenge- beautiful, beautiful place- incredible views with the leaf off- old well made water abundant- camp site had helpful bear pole and picnic table (quite the surprise)
Day 2: Hiked from Hare Mountain to Herrod Creek- pretty much all down hill, some really incredible views coming down from Hare Mountain, and some nice rock falls on the way down to Herrods- set camp along the creek, water was running nice- cooler temps, but no wind as the previous night
Day 3: Hiked Herrods Creek to the Mulberry River- crossing over Indian Creek was a challenge- it is a pretty wet crossing- tried to not make it wet by crossing downstream in a rock bed- almost took a bath, but fortunately did not...switchback to get back to Mulberry parking is beautiful...some really nice canyons, caves and waterfalls along this stretch
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
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