In addition to the 10 essentials always take along and use common sense. How many times have we read national news stories about hikers not respecting the...
Thomas, I talked to Jane Prentiss earlier this week and they had just had a workday on the Trail Between the Lakes. They mowed many miles of the worst...
The Trails Coalition meeting was very informative about many topics, but was lively about the trail closures. Cathy has specific numbers. Forest Service...
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LSHT@yahoogroups.com
May 9, 2012 1:55 pm
Reminder from: LSHT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LSHT/cal Hike Double Lake Area (FS 220) Saturday May 12, 2012 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Location:...
... When the U.S. Forest Service held the public meeting on April 24, we heard that the public wants all trails open as soon as possible. That is also our...
Hikers--Below are the minutes from the Trails Coalition General Meeting on May, 5. They are long; intems of special interest to hikers are "Trail Closure" and...
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 2. Back by popular demand, we will be having a National Trails Day picnic at Niederhofer Lake in the Four Notch Section....
"Cathy stated that she was sorrowed by the loss of our trails and regretted that the omission of the Lone Star Hiking Trail from the Priority List had fostered...
I was out replacing rotten post & Hiker Trail signs on the East side today. The parking lots looked like they have had a lot of use as there was a lot of...
Message flagged Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:29 AM News Release U.S. Forest Service 2221 North Raguet St. Lufkin, Texas 75904 www.fs.usda.gov/texas May 23, 2012 ...
I just had clarification from the USFS that only the Little Lake Creek Loop Section running from TH 1(Richards) to TH 4(149 South) is open. All other...
We were out in the woods and I was hoping I would see a snake (a day without snakes is a day without sunshine!). Sure enough in just a few yards there was a...
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Bill Cox
run.wwc@...
May 24, 2012 5:51 pm
Something happened this year where the climate created ideal conditions for snakes. I've seen more snakes in the last two-months than I have over the last five...
It was definitely a cottonmouth. The first clue was the big viper head, which can't be seen in the photo, but I was able to see closeup. The second clue is the...
Dear Hikers--Richards TH is open as is the LLCLoop on the west side. So this Saturday, May 26, we will do a 6 mile in-and-out on the LLCLoop from Richards TH...
Media Advisory May 24, 2012              Contact: Warren Oja 936-344-6205  Scotts Ridge swimming beach opens      Scotts Ridge Recreation...
I agree - definitely a water moccasin! The classic markings and open mouth. They are very numerous snakes even in bad years.....I hate to see snakes...
I recently stayed at a cabin with my dog in northern Arkansas and the ticks were terrible there. The lady owner said they dropped out of trees on you. I...
That's so true, Don. Seems like AR has much less mosquitoes than we do but much more ticks and biting gnats. Went up there in early March to do some...
Yes, Arkansas is tick (and insect) central. We visited northern Arkansas every year as kids, and the old-timers used to try and spray Raid roach spray...
Karen, I am originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma which is just 2 hours from where I was at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. My uncle who was from Tulsa told me about...
Don,  That's strange - my mom is from Eureka Springs! It's a small place, so I was shocked to see that's where you were. And that's where we spent our...
Karen, Eureka Springs doesn't seem so small now. It took forever to drive through to get to the west side where we stayed. It is definitely a resort...
