fo' runnin'
Overland Textile Co.
6 guys, 4 rigs, 3 days in the Ozarks. This was our 3rd trip as a group, but our first time to the Ozark National Forest and our first multi-day "overlanding" trip. We spent a couple months prior to the trip planning our route, gathering and testing equipment, and modifying our rigs in hopes of making the trip go as smooth as possible. Luckily our planning and preparation paid off and we successfully executed a trip to remember and learned many lessons which will be applied to future trips.
We did 80 miles of the 140 mile long "High Water Mark" track, that Jayston from Overland Guild (http://overlandguild.org/) provided us with. This is a BEAUTIFUL area with lots of good elevation change, clean and clear creeks and rivers, waterfalls, and caves. Exploration of this area is limitless and it will take years to see it all. The trail wasn't too difficult, mostly rock and compacted dirt trails; but choose your lines carefully, because a bad choice on an unassuming mud puddle might land you stranded in something much deeper than it appears.
Our trip started near Jerusalem, wound around 80 miles north and west through the OZNF, and ended near Sand Gap on Highway 123. Our trip took place on the next to last weekend in October, during peak fall foliage, and planning it at that time paid off greatly. Snorkels are highly suggested, but not required, as my rig fared just fine (although we ran this trail during a dry spell, so water levels were lower than normal), and walking of water crossings and mud holes is a must.
We did 80 miles of the 140 mile long "High Water Mark" track, that Jayston from Overland Guild (http://overlandguild.org/) provided us with. This is a BEAUTIFUL area with lots of good elevation change, clean and clear creeks and rivers, waterfalls, and caves. Exploration of this area is limitless and it will take years to see it all. The trail wasn't too difficult, mostly rock and compacted dirt trails; but choose your lines carefully, because a bad choice on an unassuming mud puddle might land you stranded in something much deeper than it appears.
Our trip started near Jerusalem, wound around 80 miles north and west through the OZNF, and ended near Sand Gap on Highway 123. Our trip took place on the next to last weekend in October, during peak fall foliage, and planning it at that time paid off greatly. Snorkels are highly suggested, but not required, as my rig fared just fine (although we ran this trail during a dry spell, so water levels were lower than normal), and walking of water crossings and mud holes is a must.
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