The Captain stands on his roof, surveys his domain. Washington County, AR. 2010.8
Palm to Sunshine
The Captain's to-do list before he skipped town. Washington County, AR. 2010.8
A Rainy Springbreak at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch 2009
Kyle, happy after a quick pre-supper lead of Squirrel Deck (5.8+). Photo credit: Seth McIntosh. HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Seth had to get a peek from the top of Titanic after literally running up The Lookout (5.9). HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
There's usually a lot of friendly canines doing this at HCR. Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Kyle playing around on some unknown 5.7 jugfest on the Roman Wall. Grant belays. Photo credit: Seth McIntosh. HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Seth conquers the venerable Man Servant (5.9+) on Magoo Rock. Photo credit: Grant Meredith. HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
The overhanging view from atop Man Servant is great. Below, we find Grant happy with a fireman's belay and Seth happy with the LNT-shovel at hand... HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Morningtime circus in the Betamid Bigtop. Photo credit: Seth McIntosh. HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Hiding from the rain. Seth has a talent for finding perches like this one. HCR, Newton County, AR. 2009.3
Some city boys from the NWA headed out to the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch for a few days of rock craft in the Spring of 2009. They found some fun and Grant found “the worst poison ivy ever”, which he promptly decided to use as toilet paper*.
*Slight exaggeration.
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.
DINO LIFE 