Outdoor Adventures in the Ozarks

       It’s another beautiful day, and it would be a waste not to get outside for the day.   Getting a late start, I must have partied too hardy for Super Bowl last night.   Since I’m getting out the door later than usual I decide to head over to Bee Creek in Mincy, it only takes about 20 minutes to get there so I’m still at the trailhead by 10:00.   ‘Mincy’ is part of the Drury Mincy Conservation Area just over the border in Missouri. Bee Creek      Mincy, or if you like acronyms ‘MCA’ is south of Drury ‘DCA’ the two sections are separated by some private property parcels, MCA is also much larger than DCA.   Haven’t made it up to Drury yet, I just can’t seem to get past Mincy, this is my sixth visit.   Today I’m back in the Bee Creek area which is the prettiest part of the park, that I’ve seen so far  (see: 111 Bee Creek and Cornell ) . Bee Creek Rd. parked at food-plot 33      Pulling onto Bee Creek Road...

     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...