Category: 2025 Trails

I was not looking forward to today. The hiking would take me out of the national forest, out of the mountains, and down into the flood planes of the Maumelle River Valley. In my...

It was 38° when I woke up at six. As advertised, the wind blew all night, but not as fiercely as the night before. My hammock pitched in the shelter, worked well and fixing...

Well it did indeed blow last night and I was glad I was in the shelter warm and protected. Even with the one side of the shelter open, it was the leeward side, so...

First up, I got a good night’s sleep last night. No bears, dogs, or cold to keep me awake. And then the sunrise was exceptional. As I was having breakfast in the shelter, the...

It was midnight and nature was calling. I grudgingly pulled on my shoes and climbed out of my hammock. A minute later I was sitting back in the hammock taking my shoes off. The...

Lori swung by the motel to pick me up at 7AM. A few minutes later we were pulling into her place, the Bluebell Cafe. The cook already had my breakfast ready, as I had...