Ozarks Walkabout

You can read about this afternoon’s hike here.

One of my favorite pictures from this afternoon’s hike.

Another day’s sailing on my friend John’s sailboat – only this time instead of too much wind, we had too little. 5 pictures

Lanie in an Ascend D10 Kayak on the Jame River, Springfield Missouri

A Late Afternoon Paddle on the James River with Lanie – Lanie had a break in her rehearsal schedule, so I thought I’d take her kayaking to get her out and about for a while. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Anchored in Stockton Lake

Some chores then sailing on Stockton Lake — John asked if I fancied going sailing. He had to ask? That’s a given. Five-minute read, +13

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I really like this series of pictures of John I took while we out sailing yesterday. 3 pictures

I’ve always liked the Ozarks Walkabout logo. Recently we updated the website design so some slight reworking on the logo font was needed. This is the result.

I’ve had a long outstanding arrangement to take Jonathan out in one of our kayaks. Last week we agreed some mutually convenient times, and today we finally got out on the water. 8 pictures

Old man’s beard on the trees at the edge of the bluff

Every so often the knot under the sole between my toes breaks off. When it does I have to stop and tie a new one.

Ginger spotted this picture which worked very well. We probably should’ve put more water in the Platy.

A picture from last weekend’s backpacking trip. We were checking out a stock pond to see if it might provide drinking water. The pond was not only quite large, but also surrounded by cattails which had started to break apart and seed.

We spent a long weekend backpacking in Hercules Glades. The highlight being an afternoon resting and enjoying the spring sunshine on top of a 260 ft. bluff overlooking Beaver Creek. Journal: 1 29

I’ll be writing more in a few days. For now, we camped at the top of this 260ft. bluff last night. It took a bit of bush-whacking to get there but it was worth it. | Read about our trip

We hiked the Busiek Red and Yellow trials today – 5 miles and 596 ft. 18 pictures

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Black Eyed Susan, Ginger and Lanie.

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Morning coffee and hot chocolate by Long Creek.

Morning Coffee at Long Creek Falls, Hercules Glades Wilderness – A wonderful and peaceful way to to start the day.

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Pool below Long Creek Falls.

Gary and Lanie tending the campfire – Photo by Ginger.

Stock Pond by the Devil’s Den West Trail.

Teenage Girl crossing Long Creek at Hercules Glades - www.ozarkswalkabout.com

Taking advantage of a long weekend, we took Lanie with us on a three-day backpacking trip to Hercules Glades. Album: 15

Blufff topped by trees, showing the rough texture, and a dead tree in the water at Lake Truman Missouri

This was the last bit of the shore we examined before heading back to the campground.

Ascend D10 & Ascend FS10 Kayaks at Berry Bend, Harry S Truman Reservoir – The dew and the quality of the light caught my eye.

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