The TrailBlazers Hiking Club is a group based in Fort Smith, Arkansas, dedicated to enjoying the outdoors in the Ozarks and Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. THCFS schedules several hikes a month, some long and some short, some difficult and some more laid-back. Some of us have hiked for years and some have just started, but we all enjoy the outdoors. If this describes you and you're in the area, you're welcome in our group!
Little Missouri
A small band of TrailBlazers trekked down in the Ouachitas on the trail to Missouri Falls.
Here's the scoop from Cindy: The hike started out great. It was sunny but cool and breezy, and the birds were singing. We just had the one crossing that no one was able to cross dry. The water was beautiful but then, I'm partial to the water. We couldn't take pictures to do it justice because of the sunshine. About the time we finished the last crossing, it warmed up and the breeze quit blowing. It was hot for the rest of the hike.
Alina reports: We had a lovely hike this past weekend, total 7 people. Started at Albert Pike and ended at Little Mo. falls. The highlights of the hike were crossing the river 2 times, last crossing very scenic with water rushing over big boulders . We made several relaxing stops. For me the grand finale of the hike was toward the end, where the forest looked like the Amazon jungle with cascading wild magnolias in bloom emitting a sweet fragrance. Billigene is inspirational.
