Bro-therly Thanksgiving on the Ozark Highlands Trail 2008
Typic Ozark National Forest. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
A frequently sighted Ozark NF green-globe moss. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Bear country, Hare mountain summit. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Enough lichen for everyone. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
60+ year old cars with bullet-holes miles from any road are just one thing you might find. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Our camp skylight. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Wilderness ninja training on the balance beam. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Captain McIntosh, Leave-No-Trace professional. We had a fine fire and slept right here the previous night. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
This thieving tree victimized Seth. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Remnant of a recent fall. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Royal stone seating for several at the Briar Branch lunch stop. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Mmmmmmm. Trail coffee. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Wilderness mirror. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
That night, Captain McIntosh ignited his Chi and exposed the forest to an energy rarely seen. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
We awoke in the Briar Branch Cul-de-sac to thousands of these ephemeral beauties. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
At the Cul-de-sac. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
The owner of this web was probably not trying to catch snow. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
The famous Briar Branch Magic Green Carpet ride. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Bronti waiting patiently at Lick Branch. OHT, Franklin County, AR. 11.2008
Fall 2008 found me and Captain McIntosh longing for a redeux of our Ozark Highlands Trail Thanksgiving backpacking trip. For this adventure, we picked up where we left off at Cherry Bend and headed into the sea of muted colors that is the Ozark National Forest in November.
One Eyed Dog
The only sign you need to get there. Undisclosed Johnson County road, AR. 2006.10
I felt the need to immortalize this, the only documented evidence of an infamous campsite in the Mulberry River Valley.
Autumn in the Beech Tree City
Johnson Co. Rd. 5099, Ozark NF, AR. 2007.11
Ferntime in the Ozark NF. Ozark Highlands Trail, Johnson County, AR. 2007.11
Kyle's hammock view in the Beech Tree City. Ozark NF, Johnson County, AR. 2007.11
Seth's hammock view in the Beech Tree City. Ozark NF, Johnson County, AR. 2007.11
Typic Beech Tree City camp. Ozark NF, Johnson County, AR. 2007.11
Dinosaur on the Gateway Bridge, Beech Tree City, Ozark NF, Johnson County, AR. 2007.11
A November visit to the Beech Tree City, deep in the heart of the Ozark Highlands. All images brought to you by the Holga, lovingly transferred here with a scanner.
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