Back to the start and some notes – From here there is just a short thirty-minute hike, south, down the Ozark Trail to get back to the trailhead. That’s it, trip over, though there’s still the two-hour drive home to complete.
May 23, 2021
Ozark Trail
May 22, 2021
Trail junction, there goes the Ozark Trail – Here I leave the Ozark Trail. +1
May 22, 2021
Cairns, cairns, and more cairns – there were lots in this area, but I couldn’t see any side trails or other blazes.
May 22, 2021
Dry creek bed – So much of my hope for finding water on the eastern side of the loop. +1
May 22, 2021
Loadsa trailblazes – From top to bottom: Ozark Trail, Ridge Runner Trail, North Fork Loop Trail.
May 22, 2021
Ozark Trail, trailblaze.
December 12, 2020
End of trip selfie – Day Four – In total I’d hiked 27.5 miles and climbed over 2,600ft. I’m still not particularly fit, but my averages are rising.
December 12, 2020
Splashes – As anticipated, the hike out was cold and damp. So I ‘poured on the coal’ again and got moving. I wanted to get to the warmth and heated seat in the car as soon as possible.
December 12, 2020
Packing up after the rain – Everything including the hammock has been packed away leaving just the tarp which I kept up so that the occasional rain shower and drips from the trees didn’t get me and the gear wet.
December 11, 2020
Beecher Spring and site of the abandoned Edward Beecher Recreation Area – my destination for the day. One-minute read, +2
December 11, 2020
Poor flag etiquette – Not content with letting the flag touch the ground, it’s also in an appalling state. +1
December 11, 2020
Kudos to the Ozark Trail Association – The trail is very well maintained, and I like the new routing away from all the wet and marshy ground. The extra three miles are welcome too. I noticed that the complete Berryman Trail is now marked as a ‘spur trail’ of the Ozark Trail, which is good. If only all the Missouri trails were this well stewarded.
December 11, 2020
Crossing Floyd Tower Rd. (again). On the western loop this time.
December 11, 2020
“Blazes? We don’t need no stinking blazes.” I have no idea. They are everywhere.
December 11, 2020
Cedars – make for a nice soft trail
December 11, 2020
Gary (without Ginger) on the Berryman Trail – The caption refers to a picture I took in March 2011, about three-quarters of a mile from where this picture was taken. +1
December 11, 2020
What the blazes? There are hundreds of these blazes in various forms on this section of the trail. I couldn’t see any rhyme or reason for them. Unfortunately, Google was of no help either. +1
December 11, 2020
It’s a bit brushy in places. Berryman Trail – Day Three, December 2020.
December 11, 2020
Fire damage or prescribed burn? Huge swaths of the western loop go through areas cleared by fire. I have vague recollections of a large fire here, but Googling hasn’t shed any light.
December 11, 2020
Ozark Trail – Trail Blaze. I can attest to the effectiveness of the reflective strips when night hiking. Berryman Trail – Day Three, December 2020.