Outdoor Adventures in the Ozarks

     The area we choose to hike today takes us upstream above Dixon Ford, into the headwaters  of the Buffalo River.   Most maps and documentation agree that the Buffalo River begins at the confluence of Big Buffalo Creek and Reeves Fork, from there upstream to the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trails (UBMBT) is the area we’re out to explore today.   This is just a small part of the headwater's  region, the 'bottom' of the headwaters. Reeves Fork at crossing      But before we start, we have to get down to Dixon Ford, and unless you’re looking for a serious 4X4 adventure, there’s only one way to get there; north on Dixon Ridge Road off Highway 16.   Our l ast time here, (March 2019) the last half mile down Dixon Ridge Road was terrible, with huge washed-out  ruts big loose rocks hairpin curves and very steep.  I t’s still steep and the hairpins haven’t gone away but the road is in really good shape, the drive down is a ‘piece of cake’.   Kudos to the county road crew for a j

     Almost a year ago we first ‘discovered’ the Buffalo River Trail and have been slowly hiking the BRT one section at a time.  A couple months ago we hiked on the Old River Trail for the first time and were pleasantly surprised.  Since that time, I’ve been studying maps looking for loop hike possibilities.   Today we'll be utilizing both BRT and ORT, first hiking to Kyle’s Landing on the BRT then back down to Camp Orr on the ORT.  We park at Triple Falls parking area at the bottom of Camp Orr Road. bluff above Triple Falls     S tart out south on the Triple Falls Trail for just over 100 yards to a signed trail intersection where we turn right and head to the top of the falls.  It’s a little steep but levels out soon and turns to the left (south) onto a ledge.  Along the base of a low bluff high on the hill above the creek is a small shallow cave.  This entire area is very nice, and we soon come down a little hill to the top of Triple Falls. a dry creek crossing    With little wat