First trek of the year

[tenngun]

Mark Twain forest near Shell Knob Mo.
Ozarks is an old Indian word for ‘uphill from here’ or ‘ground is hard and Rocky’ and lastly ‘what sort of idiot would trick in the snow. After four falls I stopped counting

 

[tenngun]

Bear tracks, didn’t get the memo to sleep through the winter

 

[tenngun]

Cup of coffee, bit of sausage and cheese smoke and then up the hillside
Took three hours to get up the ridge
But good day in the woods. But son of a …. Trackless forest that hill was steep

 

[Rató:rats]

Sweet

 

[Alexitt]

Looks like a fine day to be out and about...

 

[Ponderosaman]

Nice looking gun.

 

[tenngun]

Nice looking gun.

Thank you

 

[Brokennock]

Cup of coffee, bit of sausage and cheese smoke and then up the hillside
Took three hours to get up the ridge
But good day in the woods. But son of a …. Trackless forest that hill was steep View attachment 115783 View attachment 115784 View attachment 115785 View attachment 115786 View attachment 115783 View attachment 115784 View attachment 115785

They just keep getting steeper don't they.
I slipped and fell while out on Sunday in 10 to 20 degree weather with frozen ground. Pain, a lot of it....
Was pretty though,,,

 

[Mike Payne]

Looks like a great day nice looking country! I like trekking and camping in the winter no bugs and no PEOPLE! Looks like you need some ice creepers. Thank for posting pics I really enjoyed them.

Mike

 

[Old Hawkeye]

Bear tracks, didn’t get the memo to sleep through the winterView attachment 115782

Good thing about being in the woods this time of year is NO TICKS!! You in the Missouri Ozarks or did you trek on down to Arkansas? Lots of bears there. Did they open a season in Missouri yet?

 

[tenngun]

Been some years since Arkansas trek. We are getting more bear we do have a season

 

[Silky921]

Looks like you had a nice winter excursion. Thanks for sharing. Nice reminder that I need to get my butt out there too.

 

[jackpine54]

Looks like a great day!

 

[moose23]

Looks like a good time! Great photos, thanks for sharing