http://wakefieldwanderings.com Camping, Lightweight Backpacking, and Family Travels Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:47:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Appalachian Trail Trip Georgia Section May 2010 After much anticipation and planning, we met Ron and Meriam, who would shuttle us to Springer Mountain. Ron has been a great friend for many years, and graciously agreed to give up most of his day ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/05/appalachian-trail-georgia-to-north-carolina/ Backpacking trip report from Boy Scout Troop 100 trip to backpack in Arkansas. Several family members accompanied the scouts during the trip in late May. We started at the Ozone Trailhead (Mile 86) Friday afternoon around 2:40 PM. We hiked to Owen Creek that afternoon - covering ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/05/ozark-highlands-trail-section-5-arkansas/ We have created a map set and trail guide for the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area that is now available in our store. We are excited to offer our Trail Guide for the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area (NSRA) in southern Oklahoma. We have hiked every trail ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/04/mcnsra-guide/ Well, with a week off for spring break, we decided to take our older two kids out for an extended backpacking trip. Nate also needed a 30+ mile hike for his Boy Scout Backpacking Merit Badge. The Ozark Highlands Trail is only about four hours away, so it seemed like ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/03/ozark-highlands-trail-section-3-a-family-hike/ NEW... We have created a map set and trail guide for the McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area that is now available in our Store The McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area (NSRA) in southeastern Oklahoma is a very convenient place for us to hike, since it is not ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/01/mcgee-creek-nsra-hike/ What do you do when the temperature in Oklahoma drops to below freezing for days on end?  Well, if you happened to get some great airline ticket pricing several months ago, you head for sunny Phoenix, Arizona.  We had planned to go visit our good friend Bob of Click and ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2010/01/phoenix-area-hiking/ With Jana and I both being off for Thanksgiving, we wanted to try to get in a few nights of backpacking during the week. Due to other plans, the Ozark Highlands Trail was close enough to fit the bill. We have hiked part of the trail, but had not been ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2009/11/ozark-highlands-trail-sections-1-2-trip-report/ Well, it turned out that all of the recent rain made the Mountain Fork River unsafe for our planned whitewater canoe trip. Instead, we enjoyed a morning hike around the Craven Nature Trail a couple of times. Located on the north side of the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, the Craven ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2009/10/craven-nature-trail-tishomingo-wildlife-refuge/ We were out hiking this morning in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area near Sulphur, Oklahoma. This area was given to the Department of the Interior by the Chickasaw nation in 1902 for protection. In 1906, it became Platt National Park. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built many features in the ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2009/09/chickasaw-national-recreation-area/ Phelps Lake Backpacking Trip - June 14-15, 2009 We were recently in Grand Teton National Park. Since the high mountain passes were still snow covered in June, Jana and I decided to do an overnight backpacking trip near Phelps Lake. We prefer doing some sort of loop or shuttle ... http://wakefieldwanderings.com/2009/07/phelps-lake-gtnp-backpacking-trip-report/