Category Archives: Hiking

McCormick’s Creek State Park ~Spencer, IN

While visiting family in Indiana, my husband and I went to McCormick’s Creek to hike.

It is a great park and I am not sure why I do not go more often while in the area.

First we took trail 5.

I think the last time I was on this trail I was 16!

I remembered some stuff, like being scared stiff about going through the wolf cave.

Unfortunately it was closed this time.

I was so happy, I mean sad.

It is the Wolf Cave trail and is a pretty easy loop.

Around 2 miles total.

I think there was only one creek crossing on this trail.

Across from trail 5 is these steps…

What goes down must come up.

Those were my thoughts as I went down, down, down.

We wanted to get on trail 10 but took a little detour first.

That is what usually happens when I have the map.

I get turned around easily.

I think our hike was somewhere around 3 miles.

We took 2 to get to 10.

I call it the scenic route.

When we finally got on trail 10 there were a lot of water crossings.

It seemed like that was all we did.

I did not mind though.

I would have minded if I had fallen.

Thankfully I did not.

It was a miracle really.

You do not have to cross this.

He was just showing off.

Then came the moment I was dreading.

We had already gone down these, up, and down another set of stairs at this point.

My legs were begging me to find another way.

I tried to jog up but that only lasted 6 steps.

I kept saying over and over, “I want to be a contender!”.

I have never seen Rocky, so it always confuses me when I try to make a reference to the movie.

I am sure Nick found it adorable though.

Sure.

Any Hoosier’s out there?

Go to this park and run up the stairs humming the rocky theme song for me!

Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge ~Okmulgee, OK

The Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge is located around Okmulgee.

The walking and hiking paths are south of town.

There are three different ones to choose from but I cannot remember the names and the lettering is too small to read on the map they have on their site. So I only know the name of the one we went on.

This time we went on the trail farthest south on their map called the Railroad Trail River Overlook.

It leads to a observation deck overlooking a river.

It is only 1/2 mile to the overlook but we kept going after that and walked around the refuge.

Playing ring around the Rosie in a clover field.

I love Oklahoma sunsets.

There is a short trail right off 75 that just goes to a lake and another one that is stroller and wheelchair friendly.

The stroller friendly one is the boardwalk trail.

Sorry I do not have all the trail names!!!

It is a beautiful place to go and if you are quiet you might see some wildlife.

Ouachita National Forest ~ OK

We first went to Ouachita National Forest in 2007.

I was about 6 or 7months along with our second at the time so we did a nice easy walk at the Kerr Nature Center.

I fell in love.

We went back the next year with two little ones and hiked Horsethief Springs.

It was beautiful!

I love driving the Talimena Scenic Drive.

The fall is the best time for that in my opinion.

This is in Oklahoma people!

It is gorgeous!

I went in 2011 with a friend of mine.

We did the Winding Stair Mt. hike for a couple miles.

You need to get out and visit this beautiful forest!

Take the Talimena Drive and enjoy living in a beautiful state!