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Adventures

 A list of my favorite adventures. I am adding basic information and maps and/or tracks.

 My adventures map (Yellow: With story/video link):



Long trips:

Summer with Twyla- Part I- The Road Trip:

https://www.barefootwalk.net/2025/06/summer-with-twyla-part-i-road-trip.html


Looking for winter in Utah, we found it in Texas, December 2024-January 2025

http://www.barefootwalk.net/2024/12/looking-for-winter-part-i.html


Summer Escape, June-July 2024:

http://www.barefootwalk.net/2024/07/summer-escape-part-i.html


Winter trip- New look at old places, Dec 2023-Jan 2024:

 http://www.barefootwalk.net/2024/03/winter-trip-new-look-at-old-places-part.html


Dec 2022- Jan 2023: Long Winter Journey To The West 

http://www.barefootwalk.net/2023/06/long-winter-journey-to-west-part-1-al.html


May 2022: Road trip to West Virginia

http://www.barefootwalk.net/2022/06/country-roads-take-me-home.html


March 2022: A little of winter (West Virginia)

http://www.barefootwalk.net/2022/06/a-little-of-winter.html



Forests of Arkansas:

- Ouchita national forest

- Ozark national forest



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Sorted by states:

Alabama: 

- Hurricane Creek (Hiking - Running - Biking)

- Talladega national forest  and Cheaha wilderness(Hiking - Backpacking)

-  Sipsey wilderness (Hiking - Backpacking)

- Tuscaloosa to Sanders Ferry and Dry Creek (Biking)

-  Tuscaloosa to Lake Lurleen (Biking)

- Lake Larleen state park (Hiking, Biking, Camping, Kayaking)

- Lake Nicol (Kayaking)

 

 Arkansas:

- Ouchita national forest

- Ozark national forest


Arizona:

- Kaibab national forest (Hiking - Boondocking)

- Marble Canyon (Boondocking)

- Tonto national forest and Superstition wilderness (Hiking - Backpacking)

- The Grand Canyon (Hiking - Backpacking)

 -  Marble canyon (Boondocking)


Colorado:

- Four pass loop (Backpacking)

- Weminuche wilderness (backpacking)


Florida:

-The Florida trail (Hiking - Backpacking)

 - Apalachicola national forest (Hiking - Boondocking)


Georgia:

- Blue ridge parkway (Road trip - Hiking - Boondocking)

 

Indiana:

- Shawnee national forest


Luisianna:

- Rutherford beach (Boondocking)

 

Mississippi:

- The Blues Trail (Road trip) 

- Natchez trail (Hiking - Road trip - Boondocking - Biking)

- Delta national forest


Missuri:

- Mark Twain national forest


New Mexico:

- Carlsbad Cavern (Hiking)

- Bisti wilderness (Hiking - Boondocking)

- Lincoln national forest (Boondocking)


North Carolina:

- The Great Smokey Mountains (Backpacking)

- Pisgah national forest (Hiking)


Ohio:

- Ohio river 


Tennessee:

- Big south fork (Backpacking)

- Jackson's island (Camping)


Utah:

- Valley of Gods (Boondocking - Biking)

- Canyonlands national park (Hiking - Boondocking)

- Zion national park

- Natural bridges national park


Virginia:

- Jefferson national forest

- George Washington national forest


West Virginia:

- Dolly Sods

- New river national park

-Canaan valley

- Jefferson national forest

- Cranberry wilderness

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