Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
Woods Fork - Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
06 January 2012 | Copyright © 2012 Gary Allman
Autumn color on the road to the South trail head at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
When we arrived home the fall color was just as impressive
01 November 2011 | Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman
Fall color at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, Missouri
Gary and Ginger stopped for lunch on Woods Fork, Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
Woods Fork Crossing
01 November 2011 | Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman
Fall color at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, Missouri
The the colour of the trees on the trail by the Carter Cemetery were breathtaking.
Woods Fork crossing, Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
Fall color at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, Missouri
01 November 2011 | Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman
Ozarks’ skies
01 March 2011 | Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | Copyright © 2011 Gary Allman
Woods Fork at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
The previous night night several squall lines passed through, and a couple of trees were down across the trail. We won’t mention the tree near home which the same storm knocked down, taking out a power pole and leaving us without electricity for over 24 hours.
26 October 2010 | Copyright © 2010 Gary Allman
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, South West Missouri
We had to ford the creek at the end of the hike. The creek bed was stoney again, so I went ahead and got Ginger’s sandals from the van. Of course that meant I crossed the creek four times, while one couple got a horse ride across.
01 November 2009 | Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | Copyright © 2009 Gary Allman
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, South West Missouri
Cutting wood with Tom on Saturday I noticed a state park on our way back. I did some investigating and found we had some details in our hiking guides. Sunday afternoon, waiting for the bus with the Youth Group kids (and Katie) to arrive I was chatting to a friend who had visited the Park the previous week.
It took a bit to persuade Ginger to give up a Sunday afternoon nap for a hike, but I succeeded and off we went.
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area is 18 miles south of Springfield, so it’s nice and close. Recent rain has washed out the bridges so we had to ford the creek – no problem for me in sandals, but as Ginger had to take her hiking boots off, she had problems in her bare feet.
The best of the fall color is gone and the leaves hid the trail in places the red blazes made it fairly easy to keep on track. There were quite a lot of people on horse back – which was useful to some as one person ferried a couple across the creek.
The hike was a bit long for Lanie, but Ginger and I enjoyed it. we’ll be going back.
01 November 2009 | Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | Copyright © 2009 Gary Allman
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, South West Missouri
We should have forded the creek here, where there is a rock creek bed. Instead we opted for a place where the banks weren’t so steep. The stoney creek bed caused Ginger a lot of pain.
Crossing the creek at the end of the hike, I went ahead and got Ginger her sandals from the van.
01 November 2009 | Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | Copyright © 2009 Gary Allman |
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, South West Missouri
It is surprising how quickly the trees have shed their leaves. this time last week the trees were full of leaves.
01 November 2009 | Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | Copyright © 2009 Gary Allman
