These are my five favorite pictures from my 2020 hiking adventures!
#5 – First Trail Magic
To most people, this is a random picture of a can of Dr. Pepper. To me, it is my first ever “trail magic”!
My Five Favorite Pictures of 2020
OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL SECTION FIVE
Connecting my steps on Section Five of the Ozark Highlands Trail.
Day 1 – Fort Douglas To Cedar Creek
The hike started from the trail-head at Fort Douglas in the early evening. It rained heavily that morning, which made for a very wet humid start to the hike. The humid conditions lasted all weekend. The plus of the rain was the trail passes numerous waterfalls.
A little over a mile in, is Haw Creek Falls. These beautiful falls are in a State Recreation Area with nice camping sites. Planning this hike, I had concerns about crossing Haw Creek. Nowhere did it mention it was a low water bridge…
There’s Someone In My Head And It’s Not Me
An interesting phenomenon in the backpacking community is fear mongering on the trail. Even more so, our ability to buy into it so quickly.
Several years ago, we hiked the Buffalo River Trail. The first section of trail had more elevation change than we expected or were conditioned for. As we worked our way up one particularly steep section (for Arkansas), we met a man coming down the hill.
He said, “Just wait until you hit the first hill on the next section!”
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