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This week’s outing:  Boen Gulf Access in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness (UBW) to Magnolia Falls and Boen Gulf Branch Creek, Saturday, April 17, 2021

Name of hike:  Boen Gullf Access to Magnolia Falls, Woods Boy Falls, and Boen Bulf Branch Creek

Day, Date:  Saturday, April 17, 2021

Type of hike:  Old road, well worn social trails, and bushwhack if you choose

Hiking Distance:  3-7 miles (estimate)

Elevation gain/loss:  up to 700 feet, but less depending where you turn back

Rating:  Easy to moderate to hard, you choose

Features:  This is a beautiful and dramatic area with waterfalls, wildflowers, huge rocks.  If you choose to turn back it is quite easy to find the parking area, the road we will follow is very well used.  We can all hope for a little rain this week so there will be waterfalls and wildflowers.  With this hike there will be options to turn back after visiting Magnolia Falls, or at the bottom of the bluffs, or at Branch Creek, or to go on a bushwhack to visit more waterfalls.

Hike Leader:  Terry Fredrick

Telephone and Email:  479 422 7776 or terrfre@att.net

Meeting Place and Time:

• Meet behind the Phillips 66 in Goshen to caravan/carpool for an 8:00 departure, or
• Meet at the Kings River Country Store in Marble for an 8:45 departure, or
• Meet at 9:30 am at the Boen Gulf wilderness trailhead on Co Road 1462 off of AR Hwy 21 south of Mossville AR.
• Hikers may choose to caravan or to carpool with those they feel safe travelling with.

Comments:   Wear a mask and plan to social distance.  Bring water, lunch, rain gear, gloves, and wear hiking boots.  No pets are allowed on any hikes, and children under 12 years are discouraged and must be accompanied by guardians.  Participants are required to sign a “liability release” http://www.ozarksociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OS-Sign-Up_Sheet_rev4.pdf  to take part in any Ozark Society outing.  Everyone is welcome to hike with the OSHC, whether an Ozark Society member or not.

Links to Pictures of recent OSHC hikes can be seen on the Ozark Society Website at www.ozarksociety.net  Go to Chapters & Activities/Highlands Chapter and look for Frank Millett’s and Luke Parsch’s  Flickr websites links

Steve Heye will be leading a day hike from Green Bench road to Signal Hill on Mt. Magazine and back, about 6 miles and 1300’ gain. Lunch will be at the lodge. We will return to Green Bench road after lunch.

Meet at the park’s Visitor Center at 9:30. Bring good boots, snacks and water.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Day Hike Ouachita Trail Hwy. 298 to Ouachita Pinnacle. 1300 ft. gain. 8.2 miles.

Join Steve Heye as he trains for his summer hikes. This is an invigorating Hike on the Ouachita Trail. The spring foliage should be peaking and you’ll hike a rarely visited stretch of the OT.

Be at the Hwy. 298 trail head, west of Jessieville at 9 am. Bring good shoes, a lunch and water. Call or email Steve before coming.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Spend a spring day walking on a historic bridge and having lunch on Beale Street. Its been one of our favorite hikes even though its urban. We will start from the West Memphis end of the bridge and cross over the big muddy and make our way to Beale in time for lunch. We will meet at the trail head off Exit 1 of I-55 in W. Memphis. Take I-55 towards Memphis. After exiting, take a left to Dacus Lake Rd. to the parking. Be there by 10:45. It is a 2 ¼ hour drive from Little Rock. Hike begins at 10:45, bring good shoes and some water. Great Hotels nearby in West Memphis.

Join Steve as he hikes from CenterPoint trail head near Ponca to the Compton trail head, 7 miles. The hike will also visit the Goat Trail, Granny Henderson Cabin, and possible Hemmed in Hollow falls.

Bring good shoes, a lunch and water. Call or Email Steve before coming. Be at the Compton trail head by 9 am.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Join Steve for Backpack on the East Loop Trail from Shores Lake up to White Rock. We will hike about 4 to 5 miles on Saturday along Salt Fork Creek. We will finish up on Sunday on White Rock Mt. for a total of around 8.5 miles.

If you need a shakedown for a trip this summer, this hike is made for you. Meet at the Shores Lake Trail Head at 9:30.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

THIS TRIP HAS TWO OPEN SLOTS.

When filled, you may ask to be put on STANDBY list.

Emailing Steve at: heye@aristotle.net

Steve Heye is organizing a week long backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail. The permits are in hand and we have room for four more folks to join the five signed up. The hike will start with two days of acclimation in the Campground at 9200 feet on July 28 & 29.  The hike itself begins on July 30th and end on August 5th.  This is a rescheduling of the trip from last summer.

From Onion Valley Campground we will cross Kearsarge Pass and join the trail to head south. Over the next six days we will make our way toward Mt. Whitney. On day six we will hike up to the Portal Crest and drop packs to day hike up Whitney. Whitney is the highest point in the lower 48 at 14,500 feet. We exit the next day at Whitney Portal.

This Hike takes place at altitudes above 9000 feet. We will have 3 big climbs of 2000 feet or more on days one, three and six. We will be averaging six to seven miles each day. The trip total is forty three miles.

Planing for this hike is underway and you can still get in on training hikes and other planning. There is a maximum of nine persons in our group.

Contact Steve for more info. Heye@aristotle.net

Middle Fork of the Salmon River – July 29-August 3. 2021

OS Members can participate in a 100-mile trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho from July 29-August 3^rd, 2021 with Aggipah River Trips.  We have until January 1, 2021 to fill this 24-person trip, after which Aggipah will open the trip to others.  For those riding with Aggipah the on-river cost is $2399 per person.  For those riding in a private boat the on-river cost is $1686.50 per person.  A 25% deposit ($600 or $422) is required before January 1^st to hold the reservation.

More information on the trip and the address to send your deposit is:

Aggipah River Trips

PO Box 425

Salmon, Idaho 83467

Bill Bernt

www.aggipah.com

208-756-4167

bill@aggipah.com

Feel free to contact Stewart Noland at 501-831-8809 or stewartnoland51@aol.com with questions as well since he plans to participate in the trip and will help coordinate off-river logistics such as pre-trip lodging and vehicle shuttles.

Middle Fork of the Salmon River – July 29-August 3. 2021

OS Members can participate in a 100-mile trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho from July 29-August 3^rd, 2021 with Aggipah River Trips.  We have until January 1, 2021 to fill this 24-person trip, after which Aggipah will open the trip to others.  For those riding with Aggipah the on-river cost is $2399 per person.  For those riding in a private boat the on-river cost is $1686.50 per person.  A 25% deposit ($600 or $422) is required before January 1^st to hold the reservation.

More information on the trip and the address to send your deposit is:

Aggipah River Trips

PO Box 425

Salmon, Idaho 83467

Bill Bernt

www.aggipah.com

208-756-4167

bill@aggipah.com

Feel free to contact Stewart Noland at 501-831-8809 or stewartnoland51@aol.com with questions as well since he plans to participate in the trip and will help coordinate off-river logistics such as pre-trip lodging and vehicle shuttles.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.

Future meetings will be announced through email and our Newsletter Paddle Trails.

Our monthly meetings are now being held at the Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA 71112.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December).   Program starts at 6:30 pm and business meeting follows.  Plan to join us after the meeting for pizza and socializing.