ozark highlands trail
The Hitchhikers Guide to Hospitality
We’ve all been there, standing on a degrading asphalt shoulder, thumbs towards the heavens, as yet ANOTHER nearly empty car zooms past without acknowledging our existence. There’s no doubt that
Ozark Highlands Trail: Days 18-20: Hiking with the OHTA and Completing Every Inch of Trail
Ozark Highlands Trail Day 18: Sunday April 28: Hiking with members of the OHTA Hiking plans for the day: 8:30ish- meet Roy at Red Bank Recreational Area, get a ride...
Ozark Highlands Trail: Day 17: The Norfork Trail Section and An Unexpected Party
Ozark Highlands Trail Day 17: Saturday April 27- Norfork Trail Section 5:30 My body wakes me up with the urge to pee and I do not regret immediately crawling out...
Ozark Highlands Trail: Days 15 & 16: Reaching the end of Continuity through a Thunderstorm
Ozark Highlands Trail Day 15: Thursday April 25, 2024: Our First Blaze in 20 Miles and 3000 Trail Miles 6:00 Alarm. Bah.. 6:30 Wake up..! 7:00 Hear rain.. Pack up...
OHT Days 12-14: The Long Awaited Bushwhack; No Blazes, Only Glory
Day 12: Monday April 22, 2024: Slow Miles to an Epic Camp Site 6:00 The alarm goes off and no one stirs. I eventually find my phone inside my sleeping...
OHT Days 10 & 11: To Woolum and Beyond!
Day 10: April 20: Sensory Overload and A New Chapter 5:38 I wake up before my alarm, my body sending me signals I chose to ignore. I listen to a...
OHT: Days 8 & 9: Sand Gap General Store and The Tick Massacre
Day 8: April 18: Let's Try Town Again 5:30: My alarm goes off and neither of us are ready. We wait until 6ish to start packing for the day. I...
OHT Days 4-7: 19 Mile Days, River Laundry, and Hurricane Creek
Day 4: April 14: Our Hottest Day and River Laundry We wake up at 5 and are back on trail by 6. We watch the sun rise over the mountains...
OHT Day 3: The Biggest Climb, Herrod’s Creek, A Boar Sighting.
5:30- Get Ready to Climb! My alarm goes off and we begin our morning routine. We finally experience the condensation issues we heard about with the Duplex. The inside of...
OHT Day 2: Starry Skies, Spirit Creek, and Fane Creek
Ozark Highlands Trail: Day 2: Friday April 12, 2024 5:30- Crisp Morning My alarm goes off. I spend 15 minutes playing around on my phone taking photos of the starry...