This is one of my favorite little hikes, as it is full of great views, rock formations and waterfalls, plus the creek itself makes for great viewing.  This hike can be done as a long dayhike, but a better choice is to make it a 2 day trip and cover the entire 14 miles from Allison to Gunner’s Pool and Barkshed.  Not a difficult hike, so a perfect hike for beginning backpackers.

This is a training class for the people that will be going to Peru this summer to climb Mt. Pisco and/or Mt. Chopicalqui, or another mountain in the future.  This class will cover roped travel, knots, rappeling, use of ascenders, self arrest, ice axe and crampon use.  This class will provide numerous time to practice these skills.  Students will need a harness, a locking caribeaner, a helmet and a figure 8 or ATC.

This is the first phase of certification under the Professional Hiking Guide Association. Upon completion of this training course, you will obtain a certification from the PHGA as a Hiking Guide.

Prerequisites: Wilderness First Aid Certification, CPR/AED Certification (Red Cross or AHA),
Course Length: 2 days/16 hours
Certificate Coverage: Day trips

Curriculum Outline:

1. Gear Overview: The 10 essentials, guides pack, clothing system and overview, first-aid supplies and kit assembly

2.Water and Food: Water and waste management, food and meal planning/nutrition, meal preparation

3. Leave No Trace (LNT):Pack in/pack out,waste disposal, cleaning up, do not disturb, 7 LNT principles

4. Wildlife: Game trail recognition, hiking in bear country, bear canisters and sprays, sharing the trail, wildlife recognition, non-aversive bear conditioning

5. Basic Wilderness Survival Overview: Food, shelter, fire, water

6. Wilderness Travel:Client introductions, safety protocols, navigation overview, off-route navigation, winter hiking

7.Physical Conditioning: Hiking specific training programs, stretching, cool downs

8. Group Management: Group participant selection and screening, trail management, sweepers, runners, pacing, search & rescue strategies, evacuation procedures, communication, special needs clients

9. Stewardship and Access Issues: Permits, commercial use authorization, respecting the terrain, recreational hikers, outdoor clubs vs. guiding outfits

10. The job of a hiking guide

This 19 mile section is one of the most popular sections of the Ozark Highlands Trail and is full of great views, rock formations, shelters and a great 1,000 foot climb up Whiting Mountain.

This class is designed for individuals who have already received Wilderness First-Aid training, or some other equivelant medical training.  This is an intense 2 day class, designed to allow the students to participate in as close to real life practical training as possible.  Each participant will be camping with other students and be exposed to a variety of real life first aid practicals. The students will work in small group and will be required to locate, diagnose, treat and remove any injured parties that may need to be removed in the scenarios.   This may include building a litter or other device to carry the injured person to safety.  Some of the scenarios will be the rescue and treatment of a person from a cold mountain river, a fall from a cliff, insect/animal bites, heat related illness, mechnical injuries and unknown injuries/medical issues.  Each student will need a first-aid kit and materials to treat patients, along with the ability to build a litter or other device to remove patients to safety.

Along with Hurricane Creek, one of my favorite sections of the Ozark Highland Trail.  This two day 18 miles hike, consists of Pine Forests, bluffs, waterfalls, crystal clear creeks, vistas and tons of wildlife, saw a Black Bear last time we did this hike.  This hike is a fun one and only a moderate trip.

This class is for those that really want to refine and hone their survival skills and have completed our Survival Class Series. This class will be similar to the format of the Advanced Survival Class, in other words, each student will only be allowed 1 candybar, 1 liter of water and no camping or sleeping gear etc for the class.   The students are allowed a backpack, survival kit and their clothing and will be asked to navigate to find pre-determined locations via the use of a map and compass.  On average the mileage will be from 6 to 8 miles per day and at the end of each day, the student will have to use their survival skills to locate and obtain safe drinking water, food, shelter, fire etc.   This is the only class of it’s kind in the midwest and each student will be required to sign a liability waiver.

The Advanced Survival Class is phase III of our survival training and includes a review of previous information and training, followed by an outdoor experience in a survival situation. This completely practical exercise class will consist of being put in a survival setting with limited supplies and gear and thus utilizing the training received to survive in the outdoors for a period of time (24 to 36 hours). Students are allowed to work in small groups of up to 4 people and are allowed one liter of water and one candy bar per student.  Each student is also allowed to being extra clothing, but no tents, shelters, sleeping bags, stoves or other items are allowed.  The students will be asked to survival with a small survival kit and will used their new skills to adapt to their environment.  An instructor(s) will monitor the class for safety and educational purposes.  For dates and locations near you, check the events page.

This is a fine little hike along the North side of the Buffalo River and after a short climb to the cliffs near Antenna Pine, who are greated by some great leaf off views of the Buffalo River Valley, Indian Creek, Kyles Landing area and the Boy Scout Area.  We will then explore down to the top of the Hemmed in Hollow waterfall, which is a very steep trip down and back up.  From here we will work our way down toward FishTrap Hollow to explore the overlooks and the waterfall.  This is also a very steep area, so be prepared.

Also due to popular demand, we will make one more winter trip to the Richland Creek Wilderness, where we will explore some new areas.  Have no idea what we will see, but can tell you there will probably be no trails and it will probably be amazing, it always is when we go to the” Playground of the Ozarks”.

Come visit us and hang out at the Hiking the Ozarks and Satori Expeditions booth.   This is a great event held at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex.  We will be giving away Satori gear and have some great drawings for gear and prizes.

Due to popular demand, we will be going back to the largest continuous forest area in the eastern United States, which means little trails, some bushwacking and an amazing hike.  We will hike down Leatherwood Creek to the Buffalo River, seeing amazing waterfalls and rock formations on the way and take a side trip up Spencer Hollow to see Helen’s Pouroff from the bottom and for the more daring in the group, make the climb up to the top to see one amazing view.

The Intermediate Survival Class is the second phase of our survival training and will include an overview of the Basic Survial Class followed by training in Wilderness First-Aid, Orienteering, collecting wild edibles, the use of snares/deadfalls and surviving harsh weather environments.  This class will consist of both classroom and practical exercise instruction in a wilderness settting.   You will need a pocket knife for this class.  For for more information on locations, dates and costs, please go to the events page.

This is a great 19 mile section of the Ozarks Highlands Trail.  This section is very scenic and is filled with great wateralls and a climb up and over Hare Mountain.

This is a fun little hike down into Bowers Hollow, with a side trip to Bowers Hollow Falls.  There is a great camping area not to far form the falls and plenty of places to explore, although there are no maintained trails in this area.  Can be a nice day hike to the falls or a two day trip if you want to explore the area further.

This is going to be an exploration weekend into one of the most wild and rugged areas in Arkansas, the Leatherwood Wilderness.  This trip will consist of some bushwacking, scrambling, carrying a full pack and some compass work.  Physical conditioning and the abilty to adapt to the wilderness will be important.  There are very little trails in this area, so each person will need to feel comfortable hiking in rough terrain and camping in a wild area.  You however, will be rewarded with a wild and rugged area, full of vistas, rock bluffs, waterfalls and wildlife.

This will be a day hike along the Cecil Cove Loop around Erbie and a side trip up to Thunder Falls. This will be about a 8 mile hike and will be considered moderate. We will see several old homesteads, a couple caves and waterfalls, including Thunder Falls on this trip.

This is one of my favorite hikes, with plenty to see from a great Arch, rock formations, water and vistas.  This hike is 19 miles over two days and goes right though a wonderful wilderness area.  If you like the wilderness, you will love this hike.

This is going to be an exploration weekend into the most wild and rugged areas of the Richland Creek Wilderness.  This trip will consist of some bushwacking, scrambling, carrying a full pack and some compass work.  Physical conditioning and the abilty to adapt to the wilderness will be important.

This is our annual Thanksgiving Hike along with Buffalo River Trail from Ponca to Pruitt.  This hike will consist of a 3 day, 27.3 mile hike, but it can also be done in dayhikes along the way for those that do not wish to do the entire hike.  You can meet us at Ponca, Kyles Landing or Erbie to complete any section of the hike.

We will be making the 9 day trek from Lukla up to the Everest Base Camp, located at the foot of the Kumbu Glacier at 17,500 feet.  From here we will make our way over to Island Peak (20,196 feet) and attempt a summit bid of the mountain.

THIS CLASS IS FULL

This class is phase I of our survival training and will cover the basics of outdoor survival, which include instruction on survival kits, the psychology of survival, shelter, water, fire, and preparation for rescue. The class will consist of both classroom and field exercises with practical examinations in fire starting, water filtration and shelter construction.   Dan Nash is the owner of Satori Adventures and Expeditions and is an experienced backpacker, hiker, mountaineer, guide and outdoor instructor.  Dan has extensive experience in the wilderness and has climbed and backpacked in both North and South America, Africa and Europe.

This class will cover the basics of backpacking and hiking and will include a substantial amount of time being spent on the selection and use of outdoor clothing and outdoor gear. This will include backpacks, water filters, stoves, sleeping bags, tents, boots and food. This class will also cover the basics of preparing for various kinds of weather, trip preparation and trip planning.

We are going to hike in the Buffalo National River area around Hemmed in Hollow, Big Bluff and the Centerpoint Trail.  We will camp along the Buffalo River, but this can be done as either a day hike or overnight trip.

Once again, Hiking the Ozarks will be having our annual OutdoorRendezvous event at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch near Jasper, Arkansas. The Rendezvous will consist of several day hiking trips offered each day, outdoor educational classes, rock climbing classes, gear give-aways and great all around fun.  We expect this year to be bigger and better than ever, so don’t miss out and once again, the $20.00 fee gets you all 3 days and all the events.

We will hike the Buffalo River Trail from Woolum down to Tyler Bend and explore several canyons along the way.  This will be a  15 mile hike over two days, or you can hike a particular section for a day hike.

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THIS CLASS IS FULL

This class is phase I of our survival training and will cover the basics of outdoor survival which include instruction on survival kits, the psychology of survival, shelter, water, fire, and preparation for rescue. The class will consist of both classroom and field exercises with practical examinations in fire starting, water filtration and shelter construction.   Instructor Dan Nash is the owner of Satori Adventures and Expeditions and is an experienced backpacker, hiker, mountaineer, guide and outdoor instructor.  Dan has extensive experience in the wilderness and has climbed and backpacked in both North and South America, Africa, Canada, and Iceland.

The 14th annual

Bois D’ Arc Primitive Skills Camp and Knap-In
at Hulston Mill Historic Park
September 22 – 25, 2011.

Dedicated to the research, practice and teaching of stone-age wilderness wisdom and life skills.

Held at the beautiful Hulston Mill Historic Park, near Greenfield MO. Directions: From Springfield, take Hwy 160 approx. 30 mi. west (approx. 20 mi past Bois D’ Arc Conservation area, 7 miles east of Greenfield) to EE, right, follow signs to the Mill. The Knap-In and Vendor Row starts Thursday and is free to the public, Workshops start Friday at 9 a.m.

Workshops: Some of the finest primitive skills instructors in the midwest, teaching workshops on the following subjects:

• Friction Fire
• Flintknapping
• Rivercane Flutes
• Basketry and Pottery
• Deadfall Traps
• Pine Pitch and Hide Glue
• Pump Drills
• Bow and Arrow Construction
• Atlatl Construction
• Bone Tools
• Tracking and Trailing
• Primitive First Aid
• Bowls & Containers
• Knife Sharpening
   
• Primitive Cooking
• Braintan Buckskin Hide Tanning
• Buckskin Moccasins 
• Cordage & Netting
• Shelter
• Rivercane Blowguns
• Edible, Medical Useful Plant Identification
• and much, much more

Evening Programs:

• Nightwalking
• Stories & Singing by Mescalero Apache John Hernandez
• String and Didgeredoo Music
• Drum Circle
• … and who knows what else!

Part of our group will be attempting a summit bid of Mt. Pisco in Peru, elevation 18,894 feet.  Another part of the group will be backpacking the Santa Cruz Trek, one of the best backpacking locations in the world.

This hike will be the Buffalo River Trail from Woolum to Tyler Bend. We had this hike on the calendar earlier but the water levels where just way to high. Looking forward to checking out this part of the trail!

This will be a good little workout and hike around Busiek State Forest just south of Springfield, Missouri.

This is a a fun little hike on good trails with little poison ivey and excellent places to day hike and camp. You can do a day hike from 5 miles ot 10 miles, or do the complete 2 day hike of 14 miles, we might even add a little more.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event, but the local persons planning to travel in the Peru trip in July are highly encouraged to participate in this event.  The hike is going to take place neat the Hemmed in Hollow waterfall and will consist of a hike starting at the Compton trailhead.  The hike will then take us down to the Hemmed in Hollow Falls and then back up the Compton trailhead to the Bench Trail.  We will then take the Bench Trail west over to the Sneeds Creek Trail and follow it down to Granny Henderson’s Cabin and Horseshoe.  We will then climb back up the Compton trail to the Compton trailhead.  This will be completed while carrying a 40 pound backpack.  For the person’s planning on climbing Mt. Pisco, I may add a third trip up and down the Compton trail, depending on the temperatures and the time of day, so be prepared.  For anyone else, feel free to just hike with us and travel on some great trails and get a descent little workout.  Again, eveyone is welcome.

Back by popular demand, is the OHT section from Ozone to Big Piney.  This is a very pretty section, along several creeks and streams, with some nice waterfalls, great camp areas and one super nice swimming hole.  This hike is about 18 miles over 2 days.

This is the classroom portion of the women’s backpacking class for the YMCA Outdoor Adventure Group.  The class will start at 7 pm and run to 9pm.  This class will help prepare the participants for the Women’s backpacking trip later in June.

This will be a memorial weekend trip along the Buffalo River Trail from Ponca to Pruitt.  This is a great hike with Saturday’s hike traveling from Ponca to Kyles Landing, where we will camp for the night.  This is a 9.9 mile hike, that can be either a fun day hike, or day 1 of an 3 day trip.  Sunday we will hike with a nice little 8 mile hike to Erbie, which again can be a day hike. Monday we will finish the hike with a nice little 8 or so mile hike to Pruitt, again another great day hike.

This will be a outdoor training session and overnight trip for the NWA YMCA Adventure Guides Group from Bentonville, Arkansas.

During  our land navigation class you will learn the basics of using and traveling via a compass and a map.  We will have some classroom exercises and instruction, followed by practical exercises at the Busiek State Forest.  Students will need a compass, notebook and writing utensil.  An orienteering compass works best.

This is a fun little hike of about 8 miles around several streams and the Buffalo River.  Along the way we will take a departure from the trail to visit Thunder Falls.

This class will cover all the aspsects of gear and outdoor clothing, to include the selection of boots, tents, backpacks, stoves, jackets and all other outdoor clothing.  We show you how to fit your boots and backpack, how to select the correct sleeping bag and even how to pack your backpack correctly. This class is a must have for all outdoor enthusiasts.

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This basic backpacking class will cover gear, clothing, boots, backpacks, stoves, sleeping bags and other items, including how to use these items in the wilderness.  There will be 2 classes, with the first running from 9:00 to 1:00 and the second running from 1;30 to 5:30.

This is phase I of our survival series of classes and covers the preparation and basic principles of survival, to include the development of a survival kit, along with mastering the skills of fire, water and shelter. This class consists of both classroom and practical exercises. Items needed for the class are a water bottle, bandana, steel/flint fire starter and zip-lock bag.

This is the 2 day Wilderness First-Aid Ceritfication class sponsored by the Red Cross.  THIS CLASS IS FULL.

This is Section 5 of the Ozark Highland Trail, starting at Ozone and ending at the Big Piney Campground (19.8 miles).  This is another excellent section of the OHT, that provides great views, a big waterfall and very remote areas.

This is the last of our survival series and will constitute utilizing the instruction from the first two phases, to spend the weekend in the wilderness with a 1 liter bottle of water, 1 candy bar and no gear.  The students are allowed to have a pack, survival kit, first aid kid and clothing, but no tent, sleepings bag, bivy sack, sleeping pad or other items.  Students will be allowed to work on small groups and utilize the skills to spend the weekend in the wilderness, with instructors being on hand to assist if needed.

This section of the Ozark Highlands Trail is 20 miles and consists of good trail through the Richland Creek Valley passing through and around various pedestal rocks, bluffs, streams, watrfalls and through prime bear habitat.  This is a great hike that at the end provides views from The Nars to Skull Bluff and the Buffalo River.

This expedition will consist of a summit attempt of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.

This hike will consist of hiking the Sylamore Creek trail from Allison to Gunners Pool and a side trip to the Sandstone Hollow Area.  This is a great hike in a very pretty area, with running water, bluffs, waterfalls and great views in the winter.  You can do the entire hike of 14 miles or dayhike sections of the trail to make day hikes of 5 or 9 miles.

This is phase II of our survival series and will consist of both classroom and practical exercise intruction.  This class will cover, basic first aid, basic navigation, wild edibles and the use of snares and deadfalls.  The practical exercises will consist of building a Paiute Deadfall, identifying some basic edible plants and using outdoor signs for basic navigation.

This is going to be a day hike and fitness hike for anyone that would like to attend.

The Leatherwood Wilderness is part of the largest continuous forest in the eastern United States and is truely a wild and rugged area.  There is only 1 maintained trail in the entire wilderness area, the rest of the time requires you to follow old logging roads and to bushwack, but this area is also a mecca for unspoiled mountains, waterfalls and has one of the largest bear population in Arkansas.  This hike will take us from the Old Fire Tower, over logging roads toward Push Mountain, past several great blufflines and waterfalls and down to the  Buffalo River and several smaller streams.  This hike will not be easy due to the terrain and lack of trails, but is truely an outdoor mecca.

This is the fitness test for the Kilimanjaro Expedition.  This will hopefully help everyone to prepare both mentally and physically for the Kilimanjaro Expedition and will consist of parts of the Centerpoint, Buffalo River and Compton Trails.

This hike will consist of the Ozarks Highland Trail from the Big Piney Trailhead to the Fairview Campground (19.5 miles). This is a great trail that runs along Hurricane Creek, past the Natural Bridge and through one of the prettiest areas in the state.  We will camp one night along the trail and finish at the Fairview Campground on Arkansas Highway 7.

This is the first phase of the 3 phase survival series and will consist of 2 hours of classroom instruction followed by 2 hours of practical exercises at the Busiek State Forest.  The practicals will consist of making fire, shelter and filtering water.  The students are allowed to utilize a steel flint, bandanas and a knife only during the practical portion of the class, but can utilize any natural objects from the wilderness.  This class is full, but email us to get on the waiting list for the next class.

This is going to be a day hike and or a fitness hike through the Busiek State Forest.  We will meet at the East Entrance of the Busiek State Forest from US 65 at 0900 hours.

This hike is in the Richland Creek Wilderness Area and runs along part of the Ozark Highland Trail through the Dry Creek Scenic Area.  We will hike this trail down into a canyon, hike along Dry Creek and work our way down to Punchbowl Falls.  We wil also work our way down to Stack Rock, which is a very unusual rock formation that sticks staight up out of the ground some 100 plus feet into the air.  This hike can be done as a day hike or overnight trip.

This will be a day hike around Owens and Rickett Mountains in the Ozark National Forest between Cowell and Mt. Judea, Arkansas.  We will hike and bushwack along amazing rock formations, blufflines, boulders and view the ancient Indian Pictographs on the bluffs in this area.  This should be a fun and exciting hike.

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This class will discuss the basics of backpacking and camping during the winter months and in colder temperatures.  We will cover all the basics of cold weather outdoors, including gear, keeping warm, winter camping, winter cooking, winter travel and winter first aid.

Ladies that participated in the Women’s Backpacking Clinic Part I will be excited to finally be getting out and putting to use some of the knowledge they have gathered over the last month.

We will be backpacking along the Buffalo River with views of Hemmed-In-Hollow, Big Bluff via the Goat Trail and Granny Henderson’s old homestead.

We will be hiking in the Richland Creek Wilderness, from the old Richland Campground to the Twin Falls and Richland Falls.   For the day hikers, you can hike with us up to Twin Falls and Richland Falls and then backtrack back to the vehicles.  There is no maintained trail, but I am going to mark the trail for you with ribbon, so it will be easy to find your way back.

The trail we will take will wind along Richland Creek, up a huge canyon, but no big hills for you to climb.  The area is rugged and wild and full of deer, elk, bears, wild hogs, coyotes etc.  The trail is not maintained, so at times we will cross logs, rocks, trees and the terrain will be uneven, muddy at times and there will be 3 water crossings, with one being to the middle of your theigh for sure.  Bring some shoes to cross the creek, some extra socks, small hand towel and wear something under your trousers to cross the creek.  I promise, it will be worth it!!!  If you want to be in the outdoors and the wilderness and see an area of the Ozarks that will remind you of Colorado or Idaho, this is the hike to take.  Total length for the dayhikers will be about 7 miles in and out for the overnighters, about 10 miles.  I guarantee you will love this hike, you just have to go with us.

A few of the team members will be traveling to St Louis to take part in the 17th Annual Winter Swap Festival at the Alpine Shop.

The class will consist of a variety of topics including, outdoor gear, clothing, food, hygiene and camping topics, especially essential to women.

We are going to hike on the Ozark Highland Trail from Richland Creek toward The Stacks.  A couple miles east on the trail, we will reach a large bend in the creek, at which point the over night hikers will leave their packs, as we will set up camp here and use this as a base camp.  From here, everyone can continue to hike along and explore along the Ozark Highland Trail down to the Stacks, which is a large area of Pedestal Rocks sticking straight up out of the ground.  From the base camp area, there is also a side trail that will take us up a large mountain, but once at the top, there is a fantastic view of the Richland Valley and is worth the climb.  When the day hikers are done exploring, they can hike back to the vehicles, while the others will spend the night and hike out early Sunday morning.