By Shelley Smart, on February 1, 2012 
[This post was originally published on April 10, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
 This past weekend, we went back to one of our first hikes, the Lost Bridge trail by Beaver Lake. The weather forecast called for rain in the afternoon, so we made an effort to get started early (okay 9 a.m.) to beat the weather.
I blogged about this hike in January, and it ranked as one of our favorites so far. This time did not disappoint either!
The dogwood trees were blooming, and it was very breezy. The wind coming off of the lake made it seem like it wasn’t as warm as it really was. Now that I’ve had the chance to try some more challenging hikes, this one did not seem very difficult at all.
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By Shelley Smart, on January 27, 2012 
[This post was originally published on March 31, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
 This past weekend, we opted for some easier hikes. With cold gray skies overhead and the looming threat of rain, I didn’t want to get too far from my blanket.
I had wanted to check out the Historic Van Winkle Trail at Hobbs State Park, near Rogers, Arkansas, since I had watched a segment about the trail on AETN’s Exploring Arkansas. The trail is very easy and is more interesting for its historical information than for its hiking challenge.
Stuart’s comment was “that was a trail for little girls.” However, after the marathon backpacking challenge from a few weeks ago, that was the perfect level for me.
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By Mike Newman, on October 14, 2011 
Back in mid-September, my girlfriend and I went to the Oxley Nature Center in Tulsa’s Mohawk Park. (Mohawk Park is also home to the Tulsa Zoo.)
Our goal was to hike the North Woods Trail. We got to do that, but it took a little while to figure out where it was.
Entrance to the North Woods Unit of the Oxley Nature Center
North Woods Trail, Oxley Nature Center
We started at the “North Woods Unit” trail head. It is on Mohawk Blvd in the northwest corner of the park. It is to the west of the main Oxley Nature Center area.What confused me initially is that I thought the “North Woods Unit” trail head was the trail head for the North Woods Trail. It’s not.
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By Shelley Smart, on July 31, 2011 
[This post was originally published on May 21, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
 This weekend, we hiked the Beacham Trail at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs. This trail has been on my list for quite a while, having read about it in Tim Ernst’s Arkansas Hiking Trails.
There are several trails around Lake Leatherwood, a municipal park in Eureka Springs. Thinking of most city parks, images of a true “hike” are not what come to mind which is probably why this wasn’t one of the top trips on our list. We were surprised to find a really nice hiking trail around a very scenic lake.
The weather was great with blue skies and sunshine. They have been missed lately with all of the rain in the area.
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By Shelley Smart, on July 12, 2011 
[This post was originally published on April 17, 2011 on "A Hiking We Will Go."]
April 16-24, 2011 is National Parks Week, and in celebration, the fees at Pea Ridge National Military Park in Pea Ridge, Arkansas are waived. We took advantage of the freebie and the absolutely beautiful day to check out a little more of the hiking trails in the park.
 Pea Ridge has an 8.7 mile hiking trail, but there are several loops that can be taken to make a shorter hike.
We got there about 11 and weren’t really prepared for a hike quite that long, so we opted to hike a loop that starts at Elk Horn Tavern and passes the Clemens House site and the Williams Hollow Hospital site.
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This past weekend, we went back to one of our first hikes, the Lost Bridge trail by Beaver Lake. The weather forecast called for rain in the afternoon, so we made an effort to get started early (okay 9 a.m.) to beat the weather.
