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Anything but Dismal

After a long hot summer, I always get excited as the fall breezes begin to cool the land and transform the leaves to their bright fall colors. The slow fall

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Hikers on the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism)

Your Playground Needs Help

I was looking through some past posts the other day and came upon this one from early spring, Trails don’t just happen. Looking for something in particular, I was disappointed to

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Trails don’t just happen

One of the most popular activities in parks and wilderness areas is hiking on trails. For thousands of years trails have been used for transportation, hunting, exploring, commerce. Long before

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Staying Close on Christmas

With plans for extended  family gatherings on Christmas day, Lisa and I decided to keep our traditional Christmas Day Hike close to home. It’s often hard to find a trail

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Hikers carefully work their way along the edge of Bear Creek, where water from recent rain gushes with great force through the deep rock slot.

Bear Creek Canyon – Winter Hiking

Waterfalls, gushing currents slicing through rock highlight overnight trip I recently guided 14 hikers into Bear Creek Canyon to explore the waterfalls and rock formations in this steep and beautifully

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