Getting Started: Hiking
Want to take part in the 100 Missouri Miles challenge? Here are some tips on how to get started.
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Want to take part in the 100 Missouri Miles challenge? Here are some tips on how to get started.
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Sailing isn’t one of Ozarks Walkabout’s normal outdoors activities. In fact, despite looking a few years ago, I didn’t know that you could rent a sailboat in the Ozarks until last week.
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We love campsites with spectacular views, who doesn’t? We hoped we’d managed to find a fantastic camping spot on top of a set of 260 ft. high bluffs overlooking Beaver Creek, in Hercules Glades Wilderness, we just needed to get there and check it out.
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Commitments for the kids, work projects, and voluntary work have all conspired to keep us from hiking, camping and backpacking for the past couple of months. This afternoon we made the effort to leave our desks behind and hike what we call the ‘Hill Loop’ of the Busiek Silver Trail – 2.58 miles and 574 ft of Elevation.
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We had always wanted to get out and hike among the fantastic scenery we knew our local area of the Ozarks has to offer. but we had two problems. Finding out how to get started and where to go. It all seemed to be a well kept secret. Unless you know someone who’s been there and done that, it was very difficult to find out what to do and where to go.
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With a couple of spare days I decided to fit in a quick solo backpacking trip. To save on gas I stayed close to Springfield, backpacking around Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. I found a second cemetery and an abandoned vehicle I didn’t know were there.
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With the kids in Kansas City for the weekend we decided to take our kayaks and camp at Berry Bend Campground on Truman Lake.
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School’s out for the summer, so there’s no school run to worry about. Lanie’s staying with her grandparents for a few days. The big kids are old enough to be left home alone. What better opportunity to get in a few days backpacking?
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One of our favorite car camping spots is on the edge of a 140′ bluff overlooking Huzzah Creek, at Red Bluff Campground. Due to the drop off, this part of the campground is not recommended for young children.
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