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Adkins Creek Hike, Saturday, March 6, 2021

Day, Date:  Saturday, March 6, 2021

Name of Hike:  Adkins Canyon

Location:  Upper Buffalo Wilderness near Fallsville AR and Dahl Memorial Trailhead

Type of Hike:  Dayhike, bushwhack, loop with some old forest road

Hiking Distance:  5.1 miles

Total Elevation Gain/Loss:  400-500 ft

Rating:  Difficult, due to wet crossings, undergrowth, steep scrambling, rock hopping, and absence of trail.

Features:  This is a spectacular area in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.  From the Dahl Memorial Trailhead, we will follow old forest road and then drop into the drainage of Adkins Creek to see Leaning Log Falls and Adkins Canyon Falls.  From Adkins Falls, we follow Adkins Creek another half-mile to its mouth with the Upper Buffalo River which is a scenic but very rugged area with bluffs, drop-offs, rock-hopping, and interesting fissures.  From the Buffalo, we will return to the Leaning Log area, and from there, we will climb straight up to the top of the ridge where there is an old hand-dug well and follow old forest road back to the trailhead.  For more info see Tim Ernst (Arkansas Waterfalls, 16-19).

Hike Leader:  Rick Pendley (contact hike leader for more info)

Telephone & Email:  479-283-0716 (M); or rickpendley@yahoo.com

Meeting Place and Time:

• Meet at First Care Medical Center South in Fayetteville at the intersection of Huntsville Road (AR Hwy 16) and Crossover Road (AR Hwy 265) for caravanning and a 7:30 a.m. departure; or
• Meet at the Dahl Memorial east of Fallsville AR on AR Hwy 16 at 9:10 a.m.
• Car-caravaning means we drive in our own cars as a group to the trailhead

Comments:  Wear a mask and plan to social distance.  Bring water, lunch, rain gear, gloves, and wear hiking boots.  Bushwhacks are non-trail hikes which are generally more difficult than trail hikes.  If you have never done a bushwhack hike, contact the hike leader first to find out about the challenges of the hike.  No pets are allowed on any hikes, and children under 12 years are not allowed on difficult hikes.  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.

Future hikes:

Saturday, March 13 – Luke Parsch will lead a hike from Whitely Trailhead to the Hedges Homesite and the Buffalo

Saturday, March 20 – Tom Perry will lead a hike at Mount Magazine, highest place in Arkansas.

Thank you hike leaders and hikers.  If you have ideas for a hike or would like to lead a hike please contact me

judi nail

jnail1113@gmail.com

The water was too high last year, lets see if we have better luck. We will follow the Little Missouri Trail down to the Winding Stair. The area is an exposed rock river bottom where Native Americans made hard rock products that have been found all over the South. Be at Chik-fil-A near Bass Pro at 7:30 to carpool down or be at Albert Pike by 9:45. You will need boots, lunch and water. You may want to bring water shoes as well. This hike will not need a shuttle.

Belle Slough hike-Sunday, March 14, 3:00pm

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.

Steve Heye will be leading a Day Hike on the west loop trail from Shores Lake to White Rock Mt. The hike will be a little over six miles and will gain 1600 feet. The hike has two waterfalls along the way.

Meet at the White Rock Campground at 9:30. Bring a lunch, boots and water. Call or email Steve if you are coming.

The reroute at Little Rocky Creek was approved right before Thanksgiving so that construction will be the primary focus for the spring work session which is scheduled for March 26-April 2.  We’ll be camping at Tyler Bend, as usual, but will be following a pandemic protocol like we did for the Fall ’20 work session. Whether you join us for a day, the weekend, or the whole week, there is a wide variety of work to be done so there’s something for everyone.  Contact me at mereed@runbox.com for additional information.

Michael Reed, Buffalo River Trail Coordinator

The reroute at Little Rocky Creek was approved right before Thanksgiving so that construction will be the primary focus for the spring work session which is scheduled for March 26-April 2.  We’ll be camping at Tyler Bend, as usual, but will be following a pandemic protocol like we did for the Fall ’20 work session. Whether you join us for a day, the weekend, or the whole week, there is a wide variety of work to be done so there’s something for everyone.  Contact me at mereed@runbox.com for additional information.

Michael Reed, Buffalo River Trail Coordinator

Steve Heye will be leading a day hike in the Ouachita Trail from Hwy. 270 access lot to the Wilhelmina Lodge. The hike is 5.2 miles and gains 900’ in elevation.

Be at the Hwy. 270 Lot at 9:30. Bring a lunch, good shoes and water. Contact Steve before you come. Heye@aristotle.net

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

We stay close to home and will explore the state park north of Conway. We will hike the 3.5 mile Huckleberry Trail around the lake and then take a half mile walk over to the Woolly Cabin, built in 1832. Bring good shoes and a snack. Should see some early wildflowers and migratory birds. Be at the park visitor center by 9 am. Take US 65 north of Greenbrier and follow the signs.

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.

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.

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.

THIS TRIP HAS TWO OPEN SLOTS. If full you can ask to be put on standby list.

Steve Heye is organizing a trip to Baxter State Park, Maine from June 11 to June 23, 2021. The goal is to climb Mt. Katahdin via the Chimney Pond Campground and the Saddle Trail.

We will hike three miles to a lean-to at Chimney Pond on 6/15 and spend the night. The next day, 6/16, we will day hike two miles up Katahdin and two miles back to Chimney for the night. The next day, 6/17, we hike out and start exploring other parts of Baxter or New England. We will visit other places in the area to day hike or tour from 6/17 to 6/20.

There will be two ways to get to Maine. You can drive up in a rental car with Steve, visiting some places along the way over three days. Or you can fly to Boston and be picked up on 6/14. You would be dropped off  in Boston on or before 6/20.

We can only have four total on this trip, the capacity limit for the Chimney Pond Lean to.

Contact Steve if you have any interest in exploring New England this June. Heye@aristotle.net

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.