Over the last year or so, I've been getting back into one of my passions, which had taken a backseat to adventures on the bike for quite a while and that would be backpacking. In my younger years, my brothers & our dad did it on a fairly regular basis and since those days, it's always been a favorite pastime of mine. Since the first of the year, I've managed to get out 3 times, all in Arkansas. There is a trail there called the Ozark Highlands Trail, approximately 160 miles long. I've hiked 2 sections of it to date & have had a ball.
I find backpacking to be similar to being on the bike... lots of time to think about things and putting those things into perspective & to be thankful for what we have. It's a great way to escape the daily dosing of negativity coming from all fronts. Plus, I refuse to stay at home cooped up, trembling in fear and fretting over the Chinese Wuhan Covid Kung Flu. Whether you're on the bike or out in the woods, you're not subjected to the abuse from all the drama & distractions with your normal life & what's going on around you... refreshing, is it not?
Anyway, my son and I had been talking about getting out on the trail and decided we'd go back to the Ozark Highlands Trail and hike another section of the trail or as much of one as we could over a weekend. Our jumping off point would be the White Rock trailhead, which is close to where I made it on my first hike there this past New Years. Like I did then, we'd hike as far as we could for a couple of days, then turn around and hike back the way we came. The White Rock trailhead is located inside the White Rock Recreation Area and when we got there, the gate was closed and everything shutdown because of the Wuhan. Damn the Wuhan! Hmmm... what to do? Rather than bail or go somewhere else, we decided to drive around a bit and look for anything that might be a trail that crossed the road. After about 30 minutes, we finally hit pay dirt!
DIY Climashield 2.5 top quilt
Old Logging Railway Area
I find backpacking to be similar to being on the bike... lots of time to think about things and putting those things into perspective & to be thankful for what we have. It's a great way to escape the daily dosing of negativity coming from all fronts. Plus, I refuse to stay at home cooped up, trembling in fear and fretting over the Chinese Wuhan Covid Kung Flu. Whether you're on the bike or out in the woods, you're not subjected to the abuse from all the drama & distractions with your normal life & what's going on around you... refreshing, is it not?
Anyway, my son and I had been talking about getting out on the trail and decided we'd go back to the Ozark Highlands Trail and hike another section of the trail or as much of one as we could over a weekend. Our jumping off point would be the White Rock trailhead, which is close to where I made it on my first hike there this past New Years. Like I did then, we'd hike as far as we could for a couple of days, then turn around and hike back the way we came. The White Rock trailhead is located inside the White Rock Recreation Area and when we got there, the gate was closed and everything shutdown because of the Wuhan. Damn the Wuhan! Hmmm... what to do? Rather than bail or go somewhere else, we decided to drive around a bit and look for anything that might be a trail that crossed the road. After about 30 minutes, we finally hit pay dirt!
DIY Climashield 2.5 top quilt
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