ArkansasDon
Adventurist
I know you all have experienced these situations weather conditions change on trips or week end outings. We all plan our trips keeping track of weather if changes happen.
The last two week end outings the wife & I been on the weather changed so our trip was cut short to 24 hour outings. Yes we are in tornado season, but it also in our rainy time of the year too. Pretty much here in Arkansas when the weather changes to severe it's usually what the word severe means.
We planned a 4 day trip to Gunner Pool Recreation Area (set up camp) in the Slyamore Rangers District in the Ozark National Forest, then head up running some trails to find new dispersed camping spots for early spring, early winter, late winter camping marking spots on our GPS & paper maps. We found out it was Spring Arkansas Turkey Hunting Season so the woods were covered in hunters, running trails was out of the question. So time around camp was our choice.
Friday night listening to the radio mention severe thunder storms moving into our area, high winds, probable flooding in low lying areas. We were camped by a river, so we can hike to the water fall. We decided Saturday morning after having tri tip steak & eggs, poquito beans & salsa for breakfast to head back home since the storm was hitting late Saturday night early Sunday morning hours. Areas around us in the national forest did suffer flooding badly, the storm was worse than expected, I'm still cleaning up busted limbs & parts of my farm is flooded.
The last two week end outings the wife & I been on the weather changed so our trip was cut short to 24 hour outings. Yes we are in tornado season, but it also in our rainy time of the year too. Pretty much here in Arkansas when the weather changes to severe it's usually what the word severe means.
We planned a 4 day trip to Gunner Pool Recreation Area (set up camp) in the Slyamore Rangers District in the Ozark National Forest, then head up running some trails to find new dispersed camping spots for early spring, early winter, late winter camping marking spots on our GPS & paper maps. We found out it was Spring Arkansas Turkey Hunting Season so the woods were covered in hunters, running trails was out of the question. So time around camp was our choice.
Friday night listening to the radio mention severe thunder storms moving into our area, high winds, probable flooding in low lying areas. We were camped by a river, so we can hike to the water fall. We decided Saturday morning after having tri tip steak & eggs, poquito beans & salsa for breakfast to head back home since the storm was hitting late Saturday night early Sunday morning hours. Areas around us in the national forest did suffer flooding badly, the storm was worse than expected, I'm still cleaning up busted limbs & parts of my farm is flooded.