Hi Stephanie!<br><br>Here's some info on SW Mo trails. You'll notice if you look at my pics on backpacker.com that I go to Arkansas to hike a lot. Don't get me...
Hi Stephanie!<br><br>Here's some info on SW Mo trails. You'll notice if you look at my pics on backpacker.com that I go to Arkansas to hike a lot. Don't get me...
Hi Everyone! It's great to see some fellow Springfield-ians in the club! :) Are there any great trails around Southwest MO. that someone could recommend? So...
Hi Tom! That is the pack that I am currently using and I really like it. It has enough room so that I can put my tent and sleeping pad inside and don't have...
Ebay is another good place to look for gear. A friend of mine (Willie), has bought almost all of his gear through Ebay. You have to do your homework on the ...
Tom, myself and two of my friends all purchased the same Jansport pack last year and we love them! I think our model is the Adirondack and it is discontinued,...
Hello everyone, I am a new memeber and enjoying this club very much.<br>Does anyone out there have any experience with Jansport backpacks. I am looking to...
Eric, thanks! Just to let you know, you do have to get permits for the back country sites on Long's Peak too, and they do go quickly because some don't have...
The creeks dry up in this area every summer and since it was so dry last year the ground water is already low and we haven't really had enough rain to recharge...
Alas, no hiking out west - Yet! I am planning to go to Long's Peak in Colorado with a group of my friends/co-workers in early August 2001 and may also get to...
By the way, does anyone know what happened on the top of Proffit Mt? Controlled burn or from the fires last fall? - Andrew<br><br>Reply - not last fall, ...
Thanks for sharing your report and the photos, cheryl! I really enjoyed the Paddy Creek ones and noted that I probably want to make this hike in the future. I...
Hello all! I hope everyone had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. I have returned home from my weekend trip and finally have most of our pictures from Paddy ...
I have a white plastic jar with a red top of a white cream to stop the itch on chiggers and mosquito bites that I bought at Wal-mart (can't remember the name...
clg04 is right! I've also used clear nail polish to seal off chigger bites, and had great success with it. It seems like ticks and chiggers have a bullseye...
There is stuff called Chiggard that you can get at any drug store (at least you used to be able to!). It is in a little bottle and you paint it on like nail...
You are kind of stuck. I had them really bad last summer and wanted to cut my legs off. I looked everywhere on the web for relief, and came up pretty ...
I did see a little bit in the tributaries, but outside of the main creeks, things looked fairly dry. Though we've had a lot of rain, it looks like the area ...
A friend and I went from Johnson's Shut-Ins to the top of Taum Sauk and back today. It is a long but doable day hike. We went out on the OT and came back on ...
I am commenting on 2 of the suggestions.<br><br>I really liked the Devils Backbone Wilderness Trail area. However, be aware this is a highly used equestrian...
I looked at the Maptech server and all it has are the USGS topo maps which don't have the Big Piney Trail on them. That is why you need the USFS brochure as it...
Speaking of poison ivy, I think I have found some stuff that really works. It's called TecNu and you can buy it at about any drug store. You can even get a ...
If anyone is going to be in the Farmington area I would highly recommend hiking the two-mile loop trail at Pickle Springs Natural Area. This small Missouri ...
Sam,<br>Like Danny said, sometimes the boxes at the trailheads are empty. There were lots of maps last weekend in the box down by the camping area at Paddy...
Sam - the trailheads to have registration boxes with maps but I have seen them empty on occasion too. If you have a Forest Service office close to you then you...
There's a nice campground and several short trails for day hikes. There is also a 15-mile backpack trail which I remember all too well (took a break and left...
Hi all! Had a great car camping weekend at the Paddy Creek campground in Texas County. I have been going to Paddy Creek since I was a young child and over the...
