We kicked off the beginning of summer with our twice annual weekend camping trip in southeast Missouri. There has been quite a bit of rain in this area of the country throughout the spring and the effects were very much evident on our drive over there. Columbia is about halfway and they have a better… Read More Johnson’s Shut-Ins
Hyperlite Mountain Gear 3400 Windrider: Beside the fact that Kaila could fit into this pack, it was a good size for the distances we’ll be hiking. Kaila went for the Windrider instead of the Southwest because the ability to keep damp stuff in the pockets and have them dry out some during the course of… Read More Ouachita Trail – Gear Review
The next morning we awoke, much to our relief, with a thoroughly dry and mostly upright tent. The mesh interior on Kaila’s side had fallen off its clasp in the middle of the night and spooked her but that was a much easier fix than the night before. Breakfast was much more palatable, but only… Read More Ouachita Trail – Hike Part 2
After leaving work Thursday afternoon we drove down to Talimena State Park in eastern Oklahoma. We got in later than we had hoped and ended up having to set up our tent at dusk. This was the first time we were setting up this tent so that wasn’t ideal. We managed to get it set… Read More Ouachita Trail – Hike Part 1
This weekend we finally embark on our first section hike of the Ouachita Trail! We have experimented with homemade camp meals while car camping and have found some that were fantastic and others that weren’t…Here are the meals we have planned for our 3-day, 4-night hiking trip: Coffee is a must, so each day starts… Read More Ouachita Trail – Food
In two weeks we leave to hike part of the Ouachita Trail; as of this week, we finally have all the gear we need! Since this is our “practice” hike for our planned two-week long Ozark Trail hike later this year we might be slightly overpacked for a weekend trip. In preparation for long distance… Read More Ouachita Trail – Gear
This past weekend we took the National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness First Aid course offered through REI. We’re planning a weekend backpacking trip on the Ouachita Trail this April and weeklong trip on the Ozark Trail later this year so we want to be prepared. We really enjoyed this course. The instructors did a wonderful… Read More NOLS Wilderness First Aid
Endeavor to Adventure 