The Ozark Society Highlands Chapter meets every fourth Tuesday of each month (Sep-May) at the First United Presbyterian Church (Witherspoon Hall), 695 E Calvin St, Fayetteville AR 72701. Refreshments are at 6:30 p.m. followed by speakers and business at 7:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
Pictures from our outings are below in the Chapter Photo Gallery and at: Frank Millett’s Flickr Photos and Parsch Flickr Photos
Outings and Activities
april
sat27apr10:00 AMsat1:30 PMHighlands Chapter Dayhike: Tea Kettle Falls10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Event Details
Peggy Bulla will lead an impromptu hike to Kettle Falls (called that in AllTrails, but a.k.a. Tea Kettle Falls) in the Madison County/McIlroy Wildlife Management Area, Saturday, April 27. Name of
Event Details
Peggy Bulla will lead an impromptu hike to Kettle Falls (called that in AllTrails, but a.k.a. Tea Kettle Falls) in the Madison County/McIlroy Wildlife Management Area, Saturday, April 27.
Name of Hike: Tea Kettle Falls
Hiking Distance: 3.5 miles, Loop
Rating: Easy, but steep grade down going in and long grade up back to trailhead. Hopefully there will be ankle-deep creek crossings, so bring water shoes.
Meeting Place and Time:
- Meet at 10:00 AM at Chana’s Corner Shell Service Station, corner of AR Hwys 23 and 12, 11 miles south of Eureka Springs, or 8 miles north of Forum on Hwy 23.
- Click on “Location” below or see Google Map link at: Chana’s Corner – Google Maps
Driving Distance: 46 min from Fayetteville via Hwy 45. From there we will drive about 2 miles to Trailhead
Description: This needs to be an impromptu hike to possibly see flowing water through the “tea kettle.” 🤞 We will walk a closed, gravel road down to Warm Creek then follow it along the valley floor. With an early spring, the poison ivy is in full leaf, and ticks also are out so come prepared. The valley floor offers lots of wildflowers. The hike out follows an old access road so it’s a gentle but long slope.
Hike Leader: Peggy Bulla, 479 586 2493, peggy.bulla@gmail.com, or sunnypegs@aol.com
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Organizer
Event Details
Highlands Chapter April Meeting Our speaker, David Eddy of Russellville, is a Sassafras Hiking Award recipient, an award given by the Ozark Society to individuals who have hiked all four major
Event Details
Highlands Chapter April Meeting
Our speaker, David Eddy of Russellville, is a Sassafras Hiking Award recipient, an award given by the Ozark Society to individuals who have hiked all four major regional trails. They are the Buffalo River Trail, the Ozark Highlands Trail, the Ozark Trail and the Ouachita Trail. David has hiked numerous other places including the Appalachian Trail and has some favorite areas. His enthusiasm for hiking is so infectious we may feel we’re on the trail beside him.
Because some members have expressed an interest in knowing more about the Ouachitas, I asked David to speak about the Ouachita Trail. He has hiked it now 6 times, knows the shuttle possibilities, and recently took pictures of each shelter along the way.
So mark the date on your calendar and plan to join us Tuesday evening, April 30th. All are welcome for social time at 6:30 PM and the meeting, starting at 7:00. Visitors and guests are welcome.
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
6:30-7:00 pm social time
7:00 pm announcements
Guest Speaker immediately following announcements
WHERE:
First United Presbyterian Church
Witherspoon Hall
695 E. Calvin Street
Fayetteville, AR 72703
SPEAKER:
David Eddy, Russellville
Sassafras Hiking Award Recipient
“The Ouachita Trail and More”
Feel free to call me if you have questions. If you want to respond to me from this announcement, please use “REPLY”, not “REPLY ALL”. We have over 200 members in the Highlands Chapter of the OS. We’d love to see many of you at our meetings. If you have interests that you’d like to have a program about, please let me know.
Hope to see you at this last meeting of the season!
Peggy Bulla
OSHC Vice-Chair
(479) 586-2493
Time
(Tuesday) 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM