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214 South Woolum Road

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     Here it is a new year, how time flies I swear the older I get the faster time goes by.  My wife says that it’s because I forget half of everything that happens, maybe she’s on to something.  I know one thing, so far this winter has been a roller-coaster ride : one week is cold the next it’s hot.  Today we’re back to hot so naturally I’m going hiking.  I drive down to Woolum on the Buffalo River, with a plan. Boat Hole on the beautiful Buffalo      On the south side of Pindall is N. Woolum Road, ever since S. Woolum Road was closed I think it was five years ago, this is the way to go.  My plan is to ford the Buffalo River at the new Woolum ford then east over to Richland Creek and hike the Ozark Highlands/Buffalo River Trail up to the white convertible on the trail where we turned around a few years ago (see: 106 Dave Manes Bluff ) .  Well, you know what they say about ‘ plans of mice and men’ . dead-end road to Boat Hol...

213 Buffalo River Trail section 1 to Walker Mtn. Road

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       I tried to get out of the house early this morning hoping to beat the heat , never thought I’d be saying that at the end of December.  Yesterday we hit 86° with lots of new records  set   around the area  for ‘ warmest day after Christmas ever’ .  Today is forecast to be more of the same, normally I wouldn’t even think about hiking when the temps are in the eighties but before long we’ll be back to normal in the 30-40° range. distant views from the BRT      Driving through Boxley Valley I had hoped to see some elk, I thought mornings were the best time for elk viewing but nothing , and it’s already 60°.   I pull in at South Boxley Trailhead having decided to hike the start of the Buffalo River Trail.   If the BRT had mile markers South Boxley Trailhead would be mile 0, we have hiked south farther upriver from here (see: 6 Hedges Homestead ) but the BRT heads north downriver. root-cellar at South Boxley parki...