Getting Started: Hiking
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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 on Stockton Lake, Missouri
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.
More >Hercules Glades Wilderness – Pees Hollow Trail Day Hike
We’ve not been getting out enough of late so we grabbed a chance on Saturday to see some fall color and hike the Pees Hollow Trail at Hercules Glades Wilderness.
The Pees Hollow Trail runs north from the Hercules Tower Trailhead off of Highway 125.
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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.
More >Trip report: Two days solo backpacking in Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
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.
More >Camping and Kayaking at Berry Bend Campground on Truman Lake
With the kids in Kansas City for the weekend we decided to take our kayaks and camp at Berry Bend Campground on Truman Lake.
More >Trip report: Three days backpacking in the Piney Creek Wilderness – June 2012
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?
More >Pines Overlook Campsite at Night, Red Bluff Campground Davisville, Missouri
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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