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Not a two wheeled trip, but thought some of you guys might enjoy some of the pics.
Last weekend headed off to Ponca Arkansas with some good friends for some camping, canoeing, hiking, and of course food. We spent two days on the Buffalo river, camping along the banks that night (Friday). The other nights (Thursday and Saturday) we stayed in a really cool bunkhouse at Lost Valley Canoe and Lodging. You pay per bed for the bunk house or can rent a cabin and they have campsites. For the bunkhouse and tent sites, there's a nice bath house with coin operated showers, so I suppose that even if you weren't staying there you could grab a quick hot shower.
We also did a few local hikes that were super cool.
That Saturday was probably the most American day I've ever had. Woke up on the banks of the river, canoed a few hours seeing two bald eagles and their nest along the way. Later that night we ended up in a small down town diner, eating chicken fried steak and blackberry cobbler. All while there was a guy on stage playing Merle Haggard covers with an American flag behind him.
I'll start with the important stuff, the food.
This was at the Ozark Cafe in Jasper AR.
The chicken fried steak was really good, though I didn't get a pic. But I did also took a stab at the Excalibur. A burger that has two grilled cheese as the buns.
And this was at Rivertowne BBQ in Ozark AR on the way home.
They call this the Slop, layers of: rice, beans, pulled pork, brisket and cheddar cheese. It was heaven in a bowl.
And a few random pics from the trip.
This was the bunkhouse, two big rooms with 4 sets of bunk beds each.
My spot along the river. This was my first time to really use the hammock, and I loved it. I'll share some specific thoughts on that in the hammock camping thread.
Getting the camp fire going.
and just enjoying the evening.
Breakfast on the river. Instant blueberries and cream oatmeal and hot tea.
One of the area hikes we went on, the goat trail. 6 miles round trip, that was really cool.
And this was Hawks Bill Crag. They say it's the most photographed spot in all of AR. It was a short 3 mile round trip hike.
By the end I had a pretty good case of river feet and hiker feet.
Last weekend headed off to Ponca Arkansas with some good friends for some camping, canoeing, hiking, and of course food. We spent two days on the Buffalo river, camping along the banks that night (Friday). The other nights (Thursday and Saturday) we stayed in a really cool bunkhouse at Lost Valley Canoe and Lodging. You pay per bed for the bunk house or can rent a cabin and they have campsites. For the bunkhouse and tent sites, there's a nice bath house with coin operated showers, so I suppose that even if you weren't staying there you could grab a quick hot shower.
We also did a few local hikes that were super cool.
That Saturday was probably the most American day I've ever had. Woke up on the banks of the river, canoed a few hours seeing two bald eagles and their nest along the way. Later that night we ended up in a small down town diner, eating chicken fried steak and blackberry cobbler. All while there was a guy on stage playing Merle Haggard covers with an American flag behind him.
I'll start with the important stuff, the food.
This was at the Ozark Cafe in Jasper AR.
The chicken fried steak was really good, though I didn't get a pic. But I did also took a stab at the Excalibur. A burger that has two grilled cheese as the buns.
And this was at Rivertowne BBQ in Ozark AR on the way home.
They call this the Slop, layers of: rice, beans, pulled pork, brisket and cheddar cheese. It was heaven in a bowl.
And a few random pics from the trip.
This was the bunkhouse, two big rooms with 4 sets of bunk beds each.
My spot along the river. This was my first time to really use the hammock, and I loved it. I'll share some specific thoughts on that in the hammock camping thread.
Getting the camp fire going.
and just enjoying the evening.
Breakfast on the river. Instant blueberries and cream oatmeal and hot tea.
One of the area hikes we went on, the goat trail. 6 miles round trip, that was really cool.
And this was Hawks Bill Crag. They say it's the most photographed spot in all of AR. It was a short 3 mile round trip hike.
By the end I had a pretty good case of river feet and hiker feet.