Ozark Backpacking Season Starts

It's time to get out in the forests here, and I'm sure ready.

I did little bushwhack with my grandson last week and didn't get into any ticks or chiggers. It was pretty nice. Still lots of poison ivy out there though, and a lot of it is new growth sprouting up. I've gotten a little on me these past couple weeks. Probably from petting my dogs or burros. It'll die down as soon as we get a few nights of frost though, and that should be soon.

My daughter went to Horseshoe Canyon in AR this weekend to do some rock climbing but I'm stuck until I get my wife's car fixed. Hopefully that will only be another day or two. After that I'm heading out for a few nights.

Our creeks and springs should be running good this Autumn. We've had a lot of rain this year, and quite a few creeks that often run dry in the summer have been wet all year so far. That should make for some pretty sweet backpacking.

Have a great time! We had 2" of snow already in Vt. , so I'm getting out the snowshoes. A friend just drove through the Ozarks and loved the area. If you can share some pics of your trips it would be vastly appreciated.

It's just too soon for snow bluefish!!

Hopefully I'll get out there in the next few days. I may have beg my wife to drop me off at a trailhead because her car is being a pain to fix and I'm tired of working on it. It's just perfect here right now, so I'm getting a little stir crazy waiting for the chance to head out.

Glad to hear you have a buddy that got to see the area. It is pretty here. I fell in love with it the 1st I drove through too. All in all this has been a pretty nice year here too. The trees are just turning now and leaves just starting to fall, and the weather has been spectacular.

I hope it holds out for me!

October in the Ozarks is always lovely! Wish I were enjoying it.