Another Forked Mountain Trip

Myself and a couple friends went on another outing near Forked Mountain in the Flatside Wilderness. This time we had about 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. I managed to take a few shots in the two hour break from the rain that we had. Lots of water and mud but a successful trip nonetheless. We slept dry, ate well and even managed to get in a little hiking .

Say hello to our little friend...."spikey"

Whit and Chris by the washed out road leading to our original campsite

Whit and I by the same washout

We stumbled on this geocache. Took a ball, left a lighter. That proved to be a problem....

Whit performing some very technical navigation

Some quality time with "spikey"

Nice shot of the spillway at Lake Sylvia

Lake Sylvia/Nancy Mtn Shelter Solo Pics - 3

Stream on the trail

Trail by the lakeside

Bluffs by the dam

On the way home

Ellie helps me unpack

Lake Sylvia/Nancy Mtn Shelter Solo Pics - 2

Trail by Lake Sylvia

Lake Sylvia Dam. Take all the Dam pictures you like!

Gnarly old pine!

The peak furthest back center is Forked Mtn.

Follow the green moss road...

Lake Sylvia/Nancy Mtn Shelter Solo Pics

Preggers

Great log entires!

Panorama at the shelter

Nancy Mtn Shelter

Another good log entry

Lake Sylvia/Nancy Mtn Shelter Solo

Had a quick outing to enjoy some quiet and solitude. I went out to Lake Sylvia and hiked in to the Nancy Mountain shelter just to get away for the night. The hike in was great, 75 degrees, sunny and breezy. Still enough leaves off so the canopy didn't obstruct any views. A mild night around 57 degrees with 15-20 mph winds. A pretty quiet evening only one visitor around 3:00AM. Sounded like a deer making it's way through the ravine below me. That or it was a sasquatch circling my perimeter to see if there was any food available. Saw a couple of turkeys early in the evening but no sign since. The morning was impeccable too. About 60 degrees with gusty winds and looming rain. It only managed to sprinkle a bit. Made for a nice quiet hike out of the forest. Can't wait to pack the family in for the next visit. It's a really short hike but if you take advantage of the trails around Sylvia, it packs a lot of scenery in a short distance! Photos following.....

Forked Mountain Camping Trip

Fall has been settling in and life has been kinda crazy lately so me and a couple friends headed out to the woods for a relaxing weekend. We tried to track down an old campsite we had used in high school near Forked Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest. Relaxing and enjoyable, a perfect way to enjoy Fall. Chris did claim to hear a Sasquatch during the night. Enjoy the pics...

Into the Flatside Wilderness

Forked Mountain

The desolation of a clearcut

The exposed face of Forked Mtn.

I just always liked the starkness of a dead tree

Is that rare boot lichen growing on the rock? Way to frame a shot!

Possibly the old high school camp site

Just a shot I liked

Steam coming off the creek in the morning

Our campsite, notice the nice rock face in the background

This stove cooked me meals when I was just a kid. Mmmmm bacon!

The last of the Earl Campbell Hot Links. Whose idea were those! I think this one cooked for about an hour!

I'm eating what?!

Country brides at their finest!

Another shot of the face behind camp

Like the Sears catalog pose? Or, "Welcome to Fantasy Island", or "The Sasquatch was right here!"

Nothing to post!

Sorry for any lack of updates. We haven't really had many leisure activities this month. School is in full swing, we were busy buying Melissa a new car, and my mom had some emergency surgery. It's all kept us kinda busy. We'll try and do something interesting soon!

By the way, mom's surgery came out well and we were very relived. She's resting and healing in the hospital and Melissa LOVES her new car!