Oh nature, I have fallen for you.

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
11/07/2016 at 08:00 • Filed to: None

This past weekend I camped out at Ricketts Glen State Park and did a really long day of hiking on Saturday. There is a really epic Falls Trail that crosses 20 something different water falls plus plenty of other scenery. It was an epic adventure, despite the 30 degree (F) weather at night. I will share some photos and a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in action!

DISCUSSION (18)

Agrajag > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 08:09

Awesome! I’ve been meaning to get out there.

Dusty Ventures > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 08:11

Dusty <3 waterfalls

DipodomysDeserti > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 08:25

Beautiful!

Tripper > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 08:41

Been camping there a bunch of times, great spot!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tripper
11/07/2016 at 08:43

I was surprised that the campground was full in November, especially considering the weather. I also found it funny that people were setting up camp on Friday when I was going to bed. Really sucks to set up camp in the dark and cold.

Tripper > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 08:47

Yea I’m surprised at that too. I did enough cold weather camping when I was in scouts. I’m a spring/summer only camper now.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Tripper
11/07/2016 at 09:08

Funny, I am the opposite. I avoid camping in the summer, it is way too hot. I tend to stick to Spring/Fall since I am perfectly fine with cold.

nermal > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/07/2016 at 16:56

Awesome photos, thanks for sharing.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/08/2016 at 15:32

Why am I not there?!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/08/2016 at 15:57

I had to take one for the team and experience it for all of Oppo. Such a tough time, enjoying all of that. What a chore! Plus some fun roads out that way to enjoy in my Miata, although my summer tires were a bit unhappy with the weather.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/08/2016 at 17:18

Glad you didn’t pull a 505 - morphine not found ...

I was just in NW Arkansas with a big group of S2000s - wish I would’ve had taken some time for hiking!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2016 at 06:58

Oh yeah, I was not driving hard at all. Going off like that would scare me to death. Literal nightmare fuel! Having been run off the road last year, I aint taking any chances when the weather is less than ideal.

What are some good driving roads in Arkansas? One of my potential cross-country routes next year goes through that area and I want to avoid interstates whenever possible.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/09/2016 at 10:49

There are so, so many good ones... Will you be coming through on 40?

Kinja'd!!!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2016 at 12:56

Oh man that looks like an excellent route to run. I have not really decided yet if I want to run a Southern route or a more Northerly one. It will probably depend more on the season since I will be in a Miata with summer tires, regardless of season. On the Southern Route, I would probably head down through Deal’s Gap and continue West from there. The area between like Tennessee and Colorado is a vast expanse of unknown territory to me so the more road suggestions the better! Since I would probably head through Memphis, I would be near I-40 through Arkansas. That seems to line up nicely with the route you suggested. I would definitely do some hiking and camping while in the Ozark forest as well. No idea how I will find a fun way accross Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas without being killed by a tornado or slogging through hours of straight interstates.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/09/2016 at 13:55

Eureka Springs, the NWestern most point on this map is a funky little town where we usually stay for these trips - high enough elevation that you have some tall pines. Eastern Oklahoma is much greener and hillier than Western OK, so there are some fun roads to be driven, if you have the time. Coming from 40 heading north west of Clarksville- 103 to 215 to 23 is a damn fine stretch of road as well. Just hard to go wrong in this area...

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2016 at 14:14

Excellent, you are making the case for the Southern Route for sure! I just hope its not July/August when I am doing the drive because it would likely be unbearably hot. I do have AC that works at least but my goal is coast to coast top down the whole way.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/09/2016 at 15:47

These are good goals.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/09/2016 at 15:48

Definitely stop in at the Cliff House for a meal.

http://www.cliffhouseinnar.com/