Category: Ouachita Trail

The restaurant was open at 7AM and I was there. Two eggs, ham, hash browns, toast and a coffee later, I was heading out the door to the trail. The sun was just peaking...

I’m taking a Zero today and, as I often do, I’d like to delve into local history. And a peculiar history it is. I am staying in the third Queen Wilhelmina Lodge atop Rich...

In case anyone asks, it rained all night. In fact it rained all night and all this morning until noon, when it promptly stopped as did I. But I’m getting ahead of myself. You...

The ground was rushing toward my face at an alarming speed. I tried to roll to my right to avoid smashing my face and was successful, but my shoulder and one rib bore the...

Imagine that you, by some bizarre accident, set up your camp at the side of an active runway at a big international airport. As you lay there in your sleeping bag try to get...

Had a bit of a fitful night and got up at 5:30AM. Grabbed breakfast at the motel which was quite good, eggs, sausage, waffles, the whole nine yards. Then it was back to my...