Outdoor Adventures in the Ozarks

     This morning we thought; with the recent rain we should go see some waterfalls.  We return to Lonesome Hollow it’s been almost three years since our last visit, see: ( 19 Lonesome Hollow Falls ) .    At the parking area there’s a car already here, this isn’t a very big parking area we squeeze in just off the road.  Looking  east  into the woods I realize now is probably a good time to bushwhack to Cub Creek Falls, we  head east away from Lonesome Hollow. little 'Side Falls' #5 in Cub Hollow      Back on that warm humid day in May of 2019, we thought about going to see Cub Creek Falls, it isn’t very far.  The problem then was the undergrowth, which was already thick with lots of greenbrier and poison ivy.    Even now in early spring there’s quite a bit of greenbrier up here along the ridge, we pick our way through it slowly and after 100 yards stumble onto an old road trace heading mostly to the east and a little north. the approach to Cub Creek Falls      This is much be

     Leatherwood Lake  the Eureka Springs City Park  is a couple miles north of Eureka Springs off Highway 62 .   Here we find just about everything you'd expect at a ‘city park’ like a soccer field, baseball diamond and picnic area.   But Leatherwood Lake has much more to offer the outdoor enthusiast including a campground, rental cabins, rental canoes, kayaks and peddle boats for use on the ‘no wake’ lake. Lake Leatherwood      And the best thing here I think , is the miles and miles of hiking and mountain bike trails (horses also welcome). Today we’ll explore the park a little and check out a couple trails while we’re at it.   After parking just up the bank about 50 yards from the little marina, at the lowest of three or four parking areas we head north on lakeside Fuller Trail. small creek along Fuller Trail     Fuller Trail is well maintained and easy to follow in and out of small drainages and  stays pretty close to the lake.   The trail is mostly level with just minor ups an